DATED 16.11.2016 IN CRL.A.NO.59/2016 DISMISSING THE APPEAL BY THE IV ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANDYA AND ACQUIT THE ACCUSED.

THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED ON 09.02.2024, THIS DAY, THE COURT PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

Digitally signed by MOUNESHWARAPPA NAGARATHNA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA O R D E R Heard Sri Satyanarayana S. Chalke, learned counsel for the petitioner-accused and Sri Vinay Mahadevaiah, learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent-State.

2. The petitioner has filed this revision petition under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 , to set aside the judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 21-07-2016 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Mandya, in Criminal Case No.2035 of 2013, which is confirmed by the IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mandya, dated 16-11-2016 in Criminal Appeal No.59 of 2016.

3. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their ranking before the trial Court. The petitioner is the 'accused' and the respondent is the 'complainant- State'.

4. The case of the prosecution in brief is as under: On 23-08