IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1221 OF 2019 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS))

C/W CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1222 OF 2019 IN CRL.RP No. 1221/2019 BETWEEN:

AKBAR AHAMED AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, S/O LATE NASSIR AHAMMED, MERCHANT, RESIDING AT GOPALANAGAR, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 101, PRESENTLY AT BAHAR MANZIL, 60 FEET ROAD, BESIDE SAHARA SHAADI MAHAL, NEHRU NAGAR, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 101.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. ARJUN REGO, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. REGO LPE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY TOWN POLICE, MARKET ROAD, JYOTHINAGAR, CHIKKAMAGALURU – 577 101.

BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 001.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP)

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 23/7/2019 PASSED IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO153/2017 ON THE FILE OF THE HON'BLE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE AT CHIKKAMAGALURU AND TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 6/9/2017 PASSED IN CC NO. 137/2012 BY THE HON'BLE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE & CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, CHIKKAMAGALURU.

IN CRL.RP NO. 122