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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

KALABURAGI BENCH

DATED THIS THE 24^th DAY OF JULY 2019

PRESENT

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.N.PHANEENDRA

AND

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK G. NIJAGANNAVAR

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.3533/2012

BETWEEN

MANIKYA S/O LACHMYA PAWAR

OCC: BEGGAR

R/O SHANKARGAON

TQ. PANDARPUR

DIST. SHOLAPUR (MAHARASHTRA)

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI MAHANTESH DESAI, ADVOCATE)

AND

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

THROUGH: REVOOR P S AT REVOOR

TQ. AFZALPUR

DIST. GULBARGA

REPRESENTED BY ADDL. SPP

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

CIRCUIT BENCH, AT GULBARGA

... RESPONDENT

(BY SRI PRAKASH YELI, ADDL. SPP)

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THIS CRL.A FILED U/S. 374(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET

ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND ORDER

OF SENTECE PASSED BY THE HON'BLE COURT OF FAST TRACK -

III AT GULBARGA, IN S.C. NO. 284/2005 ON DATED 23.08.2007 BY

ALLOWING THE APPEAL AND CONSEQUENTLY ACQUIT THE

APPELLANT / ACCUSED NO.1 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE

U/S 326, 397, 302 IPC, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.

THIS APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD, RESERVED FOR

JUDGMENT AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF

JUDGMENT THIS DAY, ASHOK G. NIJAGANNAVAR J., DELIVERED

THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

This appeal is filed by the appellant/accused No.1

being aggrieved by the judgment o