IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.153 OF 2018 BETWEEN:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH MELUKOTE POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-01.

... APPELLANT (BY SRI HARISH GANAPATHY, HCGP)

Digitally signed by AND:

MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF 1. CHANDRU KARNATAKA S/O MANJUSHETTY, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, R/O KAADABEECHANAHALLI, MARATAHALLI, BENGALURU CITY, PERMANENT RESIDING OF MANAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, SHEELANERE HOBLI, K.R.PETE TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 424.

2. RAMALINGA S/O. SHIVANNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O. LAKSHMISAGARA VILLAGE, MELUKOTE HOBLI, PANDAVAPURA TALUK, MANDYA-571434.

(VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 26.03.2024)

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V.N. MADHAVA REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R-1;

SR S. JAVEED, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS CRL.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(1) AND (3)

CR.P.C BY THE STATE P.P. FOR THE STATE PRAYING THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO GRANT LEAVE TO FILE AN APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT AND ORDER DATED 27.02.2017 PASSED BY THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SPECIAL JUDGE