IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 603 OF 2017 BETWEEN:

MRS.VEENA DAMODAR, W/O DAMODHARA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/A SANNIDHI, ASSAI COLONY PANCHANADY, MANAGALURU - 575 006.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI HAREESH BHANDRARY T., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI BALAKRISHNA, S/O KESHAVA PATIL, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT DEEKSHA, RAJKAMAL LAYOUT, Digitally signed JEPPINAMOGARU, by ANUSHA V MANGALURU - 575 006.

Location: High …RESPONDENT Court of Karnataka (BY SRI GIRISH M.V., ADVOCATE FOR SRI NISHIT KUMAR SHETTY, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 14.03.2016 PASSED BY J.M.F.C.-IV COURT, MANGALURU IN C.C.NO.740/2014 AND JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 17.04.2017 PASSED BY THE IV ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, D.K., MANGALURU, IN CRL.A.NO.79/2016 AND ACQUIT PETITIONER.

THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI

ORAL ORDER

Challenging judgment dated 17.04.2017 passed by IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, D.K., Mangaluru, in Crl