IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.100163 OF 2019 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

PRAKASH S/O. BASAPPA HEGADYAL, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HALAGUNAKI VILLAGE, TQ. INDI, DIST. VIJAYAPURA.

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

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH HUNAGUND POLICE STATION, NOW REP. BY S.P.P., HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH.

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

MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER KALMATH SECTION 397 R/W. 401 OF CR.P.C. 1973, SEEKING TO CALL FOR Digitally signed by M KA A L L M LI A K T A H RJUN RUDRAYYA THE RECORDS AND ALLOW THIS REVISION PETITION & SET ASIDE Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench D + a 0 t 5 e 3 : 0 2025.04.22 14:44:05 THE JUDGMENT & ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 21.03.2019 PASSED IN CRL.A.NO.20/2012 BY II-ADDL. DIST. & SESSIONS JUDGE, BAGALKOTE AND ALSO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 21.02.2012 PASSED IN C.C.NO.139/2007 BY PRL. CIVIL JUDGE & JMFC COURT, HUNAGUND AND THEREBY ACQUIT THE PETIT