T. Narasipur: A Court has sentenced a farmer to one year imprisonment and also imposed a penalty of Rs. 5,500 on him for encroachment of Government land in T. Narasipur taluk of the district.

Mahadevappa, a farmer of Kurubur village in T. Narasipur taluk is the one who was convicted.

Mahadevappa and Kullappa were accused of encroaching 1.24 acre of Govt. Katte land coming under Survey No. 189 of Mugur in T. Narasipur, following which the Revenue Department officials, acting on a direction from T. Narasipur Tahsildar, had evacuated the encroached land. But still, Mahadevappa and Kullappa once again encroached the land and subsequently, the Revenue Inspector filed a complaint with T. Narasipur Police.

T. Narasipur Police, who registered a case against the two under Section 192(a) of The Karnataka Land Revenue Act,1964 and IPC Section 447, conducted investigation and submitted the charge-sheet in T. Narasipur JMFC Court.

The JMFC Court, which partially heard the case, later transferred the case to Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Special Court. A Bench of the Special Court, comprising Justices Nagalingagouda Patil and K.H. Ashwathnarayana Gowda, who heard the case, dropped  Kullappa from the case as he passed away in the course of hearing and held Mahadevappa guilty                               of the charges.

The Court sentenced Mahadevappa to one-year imprisonment and also imposed a penalty of Rs. 5,500 on him.

The Court also directed the authorities to evacuate the encroached land and submit the action taken report in this regard to the Court within 60 days.