IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 30^TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2018

PRESENT

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BUDIHAL R.B.

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.A.PATIL

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.560/2016

C/W

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.166/2016,

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.278/2016 AND

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.368/2016

IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.560/2016:

BETWEEN:

Sri.Kantharaju @ Kantha

S/o Kalegowda

Aged about 28 years

TATA Indica Car Driver

R/at Karehally Koppalu village

Arakalagud Taluk

Hassan District – 34

… Appellant

(By Sri Pratheep K.C, Advocate)

AND

State of Karnataka

by Konanur Police Station

2

Arakalagud Taluk

Hassan District

Rep. by its

State Public Prosecutor

High Court of Karnataka

Bengaluru – 01

… Respondent

(By Sri I.S.Pramod Chandra, SPP-2)

This Criminal Appeal is filed under Section

374(2) of CR.P.C., praying to set aside the judgment

dated 17.12.2015 & 21.12.2015 passed by the II

Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hassan in

S.C.No.36/2010 convicting the appellant/accused

No.3 for the offence P/U/S 143, 144, 148, 364, 302

and 201 read with Section 149 of IPC.

IN CRIMINAL APP