IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 760 OF 2013 (C)

BETWEEN:

OBALAIAH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS S/O LATE NALLAPPA JODIKALLENAHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, CN HALLI TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT.

…APPELLANT (BY SMT. SHRUTHI S., ADV. FOR SRI. VINAYA KEERTHY M., ADV.)

AND:

STATE BY C N HALLI POLICE TUMAKURU DISTRICT REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, BENGALOORU.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B. LAKSHMAN, HCGP)

Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYAN N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAK A THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.374(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 13.03.2013 PASSED BY THE P.O., F.T.C., TIPTUR IN S.C.NO.218/2012 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 379 R/W 34 OF IPC AND SEC.86 AND 87 OF KARNATAKA FOREST ACT AND ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ARGUMENTS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA

ORAL JUDGMENT

1. Appellant-accused No.1 before the trial Court has preferred appeal against the judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 13^th March, 2013 passed in SC No.218 of

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