ORDER

The petitioner is the accused in CC No.22/2006 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court III, Kozhikode. He was convicted by the learned Magistrate for the commission of offences under Sections 279 , 337 and 338 IPC . A sentence of Simple Imprisonment for six months and fine Rs.1000/- under Section 279 and Simple Imprisonment for one year and fine Rs.1000/- under Section 338 were awarded as punishment by the Trial Court. No separate sentence was awarded for the offence under Section 337 . The Trial Court also directed the cancellation of the driving licence of the petitioner for a period of one year. In the appeal, the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Kozhikode, confirmed the aforesaid conviction but reduced the sentence to Simple Imprisonment for three months and fine Rs.1000/- under and also the same punishment for the offence under . Aggrieved by the aforesaid verdicts of the courts below, the petitioner is here before this Court with this