O R D E R

The concurrent conviction of the petitioner for the commission of offences under Sections 279 & 337 of the Indian Penal Code , 1860 (in short ' IPC ') by the Trial Court and the Appellate Court, are under challenge in this revision. The allegation against the petitioner is that he drove a KSRTC bus in a rash and negligent manner, likely to endanger human life, on 06.06.1999 through Kozhikode-Mavoor road, and caused the said vehicle to hit CW1, causing hurt to her. After analysing the evidence adduced by the prosecution through the oral testimonies of PW1 to PW9, and documents marked as Exts P1 to P8, the learned Magistrate convicted and sentenced the petitioner under Sections 279 & 337 to simple imprisonment for three months each. The Appellate Court by the judgment rendered on 20.09.2005 in Crl.Appeal No.54/2004, confirmed the above conviction but reduced the sentence to one month each for the offences under Sections 279 & 337 . It is the aforesaid verdict of the Appellate Court, which is under challenge in this revision.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor representing the State of Kerala.

3. On going through the impugn