THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER CRIMINAL APPEAL No.945 OF 2011

JUDGMENT:

This Criminal Appeal is filed by the appellant aggrieved by the judgment dated 28.07.2011 in S.C.No.434 of 2008, on the file of Special Judge for SC/ST(POA) Cases-Cum-VII Additional District Judge at Warangal.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Assistant Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent-

State.

3. The appellant was convicted for the offence under Section

304-II of IPC and sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment.

4. The allegation of the prosecution is that the appellant/accused on 11.01.2008 went to the premises of Collectorate office and climbed water tank and threatened that he would jump from there and also informed that he had consumed poison. According to P.W.1, the reason for the said act was that there was enquiry filed in the Civil Supplies Office against him which ended in acquittal, however he was not taken back into service. On enquiry by P.W.1, appellant stated that pesticide poison was also given to his son who was aged around 16 years. 108 Ambulance was called and both, the appellant and his son were taken to hospital. P.W.1-Doctor examined both son of the appel