(1.) Accused No.1 in Sessions Case No.59 of 2013 on the file of the Court of Special Judge for Trial of Cases under S.Cs and S.Ts (POA) Act-cum- Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vizianagaram, is the appellant in the present Criminal Appeal, preferred under Sec. 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973.
(2.) By way of judgment, dtd. 3/2/2014, the learned Sessions Judge convicted the appellant/accused No.1 for the offence punishable under Sec. 302 IPC and acquitted the accused No.2 and 3.
(3.) The case of the prosecution, in nutshell, is as follows:-