IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.100234 OF 2018 (397(Cr.PC)/438(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

P. NAGRAJ S/O. K. PERUMAL, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER, R/O: YARAMBADI, TQ: KOLLEGI, DIST: CHAMRAJNAGAR.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.G. INDI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.L. PATIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH RANEBENNUR RURAL POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRAVEENA Y.DEVAREDDIYAVARA, HCGP)

Digitally signed by V N BADIGER THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER Location:

V N H Ka ig rn h a C ta o k u a r , t of SECTION 397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO 1) ALLOW THIS BADIGERDharwad Bench Date: REVISION PETITION AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF

2025.04.19 10:32:27 +0530 CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 19.11.2018 PASSED BY THE II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, HAVERI (SITTING AT RANEBENNUR), FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 279, 337, 338 & 304-A OF IPC; 2) CONSEQUENTLY, SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 31.03.2015 PASSED BY THE PRL. SENIO