IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 898 OF 2013 BETWEEN:

DR. BHARATH BHOOSHAN S/O. VEERABHADRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, GYNECOLOGIST, GHOUSHIA HOSPITAL BANGALORE - 500 001 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. S G RAJENDRA REDDY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE BY POLICE INSPECTOR, POLICE WING CITY DIVISION KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, BANGALORE, REPTD. BY SPL. P.P., HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VENKATESH .S. ARABATTI, ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.374(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET Court of Karnataka ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 31.08.2013 PASSED BY THE SPL. JUDGE, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, BANGALORE IN SPL.C.C.NO.148/2010 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 7,13(1)(D) P/U/S 13(2) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988. THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED IS SENTENCED TO UNDERGO R.I. FOR 7 MONTHS AND PAY FINE OF RS.300/-, IN DEFAULT TO PAY FINE, HE SHALL UNDERGO S.I. FOR 15 DAYS FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 7 OF P.C.ACT. THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED IS SENTENCED TO UNDERGO R.I. FOR 13 MONTHS AND PAY FINE OF RS.400/-, IN DEFAULT TO PAY FINE, HE SHALL UNDERGO