IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.100298 OF 2017 (C)

BETWEEN:

1. MARUTI @ BABANNA S/O. NINGAPPA PARIT AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: KALMESHWAR GALLI, VAGHWADE, TAL AND DIST: BELAGAVI.

2. SANTOSH S/O. ANANT PARIT AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALMESHWAR GALLI, VAGHWADE TAL AND DIST: BELAGAVI.

3. SONYA @ DINESH S/O. MARUTI BABAN PARIT, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALMESHWAR GALLI, VAGHWADE, TAL AND DIST: BELAGAVI.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. VYAS DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. JAGADISH PATIL, ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed by B K AND:

MAHENDRAKUMAR B K Location: HIGH MAHENDRAKUMAR COURT OF THE STATE OF KARNATAKA KARNA TAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.01.17 REPRESENTED BY SPL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, 16:32:30 +0530 HIGH CORUT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD, THROUGH BRPS BELAGAVI.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ASHOK T.KATTIMANI, ADDL. GOVT. ADVOCATE)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374 (2)

OF CR.P.C., SEEKING THAT THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND ORDER OF SENTENCE PASSED BY THE II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT BELAGAVI IN OFFENCES UNDER SECTION 143, 147, 148, 504, 506, 323, 324