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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 15^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2018

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BUDIHAL R.B.

AND

THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. MUDAGAL

CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 665/2012

BETWEEN:

THE STATE OF KARANATAKA

REPRESENTED BY THE

NELAMANGALA POLICE.

... APPELLANT

(BY SRI VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, ADDL. SPP)

AND:

1.

LAKKA @ LAKKAPPA

S/O SRI POOJAGAYYA,

AGED ABOUT : 27 YEARS,

2.

ANJANAMURTHY @ MURTHY,

S/O SRI BHANGI BYLAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,

BOTH ARE RESIDENTED OF

GOPALAPURA, DASANAPURA HOBLI,

BANGALORE NORTH TALUK-562123.

... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI C. NAGESHA AND SRI B. NARAYANA SWAMY

ADVOCATES FOR R1 (ABSENT);

SRI PRATHAP K.C., AMICUS CURIAE FOR R1;

SRI ANJANAMURTHY B., R-2 PARTY-IN-PERSON)

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THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION

378(1) AND (3) CR.P.C PRAYING TO GRANT LEAVE TO FILE

AN APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT AND ORDER OF

ACQUITTAL DATED 24.02.2012 PASSED S.C.NO.232/2010

BY THE P.O., FTC-III, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT.,

BANGALORE-ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED

OF THE OFFENSES P/U/S 376, 354,114,120 AND 506 R/W

34 OF IPC.

THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY,

BUDIH