IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2020

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE B.A. PATIL

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1959 OF 2019

Between:

Sri Paramesha

S/o Siddaiah

Aged about 29 years

R/at Babbagalale Village

Arakalgud Taluk

Hassan District-34. ...Appellant

(By Sri Pratheep K.C, Advocate)

And:

State of Karnataka

By Circle Inspector of Police

Arakalgud Circle

Hassan District

Rep. by its State Public Prosecutor

High Court of Karnataka

Bangalore-01.

... Respondent

(By Sri R.D.Renukaradhya, HCGP)

This Criminal Appeal is filed under Section 374(2) of

Cr.P.C., praying to set aside the judgment dated 23.10.2019

and sentence dated 24.10.2019 passed by the Additional

District and Sessions and Special Judge, Hassan in

Spl.C.No.146/2014, convicting the appellant/accused for the

offence punishable under Sections 448, 376 of IPC and

Section 6 of POCSO Act and etc.,

This Criminal Appeal coming on for Orders this day,

the Court delivered the following:

R

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J U D G M E N T

The present appeal has been preferred by the

a