O R D E R

The petitioner is the accused in C.C No.382/1999 on the files of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Pathanamthitta. He was convicted by the learned Magistrate under Section 326 I.P.C and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year. In the appeal, the Additional Sessions Court, (Adhoc) Fast Track-II, Pathanamthitta confirmed the aforesaid conviction and sentence. Aggrieved by the above concurrent verdicts of the courts below, the petitioner is here before this Court with this revision petition.

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

3. The prosecution case is that on 05.04.1999 at about 10:30 a.m, the petitioner inflicted blows upon PW2 with a spring stick causing multiple injuries including fracture of right hand ring finger. Though the final report filed by the S.I of Police, Aranmula before the learned Magistrate contained the offence under Section 379 I.P.C as well, the Tria