(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND)

Heard Sri Harshawardhan M. Patil, learned counsel for the revision petitioner/accused and Sri T. Hanumareddy, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondent-State. 2. The accused in C.C. No.101/2017 has preferred this criminal revision petition challenging the judgment of conviction dated 26.12.2018 passed by the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Byadgi (hereinafter referred to as ‘the trial court’), and the order dated 03.02.2020 passed in Criminal Appeal No.5/2019 by the Court of II Additional District and Sessions Judge at Haveri (sitting at Ranebennur) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the appellate court’), whereby the judgment of conviction was confirmed.

3. The case of the prosecution is that, on 27.03.2014 at about 6:45 a.m., in front of Siddarameshwara Temple, Chikkabasur Village, within the jurisdiction of Kaginele Police Station, the accused, while driving a lorry bearing registration No.KA-17/7214