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The 1^st accused in C.C.No.1556 of 2017 on the files of Judicial Magistrate of First Class-II, Kochi, has filed this Revision Petition under Sections 438 and 442 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 , challenging the judgment in Crl.Appeal No.169/2020 on the files of Additional Sessions Court-VII, Ernakulam, whereby the Additional Sessions Court confirmed the conviction and sentence imposed by the Magistrate in the above case.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the revision petitioner/1^st accused and the learned Public Prosecutor in detail. Perused the verdicts under challenge.

3. Prosecution allegation in this case is that at about 9.30 a.m on 02.08.2017 when the defacto complainant was travelling as a pillion rider on a motorcycle driven by her husband through Palluruthi- Thoppumpadi road and when they reached near Marampally temple at about 9.30 p.m, accused 1 to 3, who were standing on the road, after sharing common intention blocked the motorcycle and wrongfully restrained the movement of the defacto complainant and her husband by standing in front of the motorcycle and then they removed the ignition key of the motorcycle and restrained the further movement of