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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. VEERAPPA

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. NATARAJAN

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1023 OF 2014

CONNECTED WITH

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.4 OF 2015

IN CRL.A.NO.1023/2014

BETWEEN:

SMT. RAJESWARI

W/O. LATE CHALAPATHI,

AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS,

COOLIE WORK,

RESIDENT OF

CHIKKAVALAGAMADI VILLAGE,

BANGARPET TALUK,

K.G.F. – 563 114.

... APPELLANT

(BY SRI P.V. JAINAPUR, ADV.)

AND:

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STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY BANGARPET POLICE STATION,

REPRESENTED BY THE

STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

HIGH COURT BUILDING,

BENGALURU – 560 001.

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2.

SRI GOVINDAPPA

S/O. NARAYANAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS,

R/O. CHIKKAVALAGAMADI VILLAGE,

BANGARPET TALUK,

K.G.F. – 563 114.

... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, ADDL. S.P.P. FOR R1;

SRI M.R. NANJUNDA GOWDA, ADV., FOR R2)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 372

OF THE CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND

ORDER OF ACQUITTAL IN S.C.NO.26/2013, DATED 12.09.2014

PASSED BY THE ADHOC DISRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FAST

TRACK COURT,