IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.G.S.KAMAL CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 833 OF 2019 C/W CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 593 OF 2019 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 617 OF 2019 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 904 OF 2019 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1622 OF 2019 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 833 OF 2019 BETWEEN:

SRI. BHASKAR @ RAJU S/O LATE VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT NO.31, SHANKARMUTT ROAD KALKERE, RAMAMURTHYNAGAR BANGALORE-560 043.

... APPELLANT (BY SRI. MOHAN KUMAR D., ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RAMAMURTHYNAGAR POLICE STATION REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR BANGALORE-560 016.

... RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, SPP-II )

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2)

CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT/ORDER DATED 11.03.2019, PASSED BY THE LXVI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU CITY IN S.C.NO.922/2010-CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.4 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 120B, 109, 449, 201, 302 AND

380 R/W 34 OF IPC.

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 593 OF 2019 BETWEEN:

RAMESH S/O LATE SUBRAMANI, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, (NOW 56 YEARS)

R/O NO.79, GOMATHI NILAYA, BANJARA LAYOUT ENTRANCE, HORAMALU, BANGALORE-560 013.

... APPELLANT (BY SRI. HEMACHANDRA R. RAI., ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RAMAMURTHYNAGAR POLICE STATION, BANGALORE-560 016.

REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE-560 001.

... RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, SPP-II )

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2)

CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 11.03.2019 PASSED BY THE LXVI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BANGALORE IN S.C.NO.922/2010 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.1 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 120B, 109, 449, 201, 302, 380 R/W 34 OF IPC.

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 617 OF 2019 BETWEEN:

SRI. LOKESH @ LOKI S/O LATE RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT NEAR OLD AGE HOME, GRAVEYARD ROAD, HORAMAVU VILLAGE, RAMAMURTHY NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 043.

... APPELLANT (BY SRI. JAIRAJ G., ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RAMAMURTHYNAGAR POLICE STATION REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR BANGALORE-560 016.

... RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, SPP-II )

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2)

CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT/ORDER DATED 11.03.2019, PASSED BY THE LXVI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU CITY IN S.C.NO.922/2010, CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.2 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 120B, 109, 449, 201, 302 AND

380 R/W 34 OF IPC.

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 904 OF 2019 BETWEEN:

MURALI S/O LAKSHMAN, AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, RESIDING AT NEAR EASHWAR TEMPLE, BIDARAHALLI VILLAGE, BANGALORE EAST TLAUK, BANGALORE-560 043.

... APPELLANT (BY SRI. K. RAVISHANKAR., ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RAMAMURTHYNAGAR POLICE STATION, BANGALORE.

BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001.

... RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, SPP-II )

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2)

CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 11.03.2019 PASSED BY THE LXVI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU IN S.C.NO.922/2010 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.3 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 120(B), 109, 449, 201, 302 AND 380 R/W 34 OF IPC.

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1622 OF 2019 BETWEEN:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH RAMAMURTHYNAGAR POLICE STATION, BANGALORE, REPT. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU - 560 001. ... APPELLANT (BY SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE SPP-II)

AND:

1 . RAMESH S/O LATE SUBRAMANI, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT BANJARA LAYOUT ENTRANCE, JAYANTINAGAR, HORAMAVU, BANGALORE - 560 043.

2 . LOKESH @ LOKI SO LATE RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT NEAR OLD AGE HOME, GRAVEYARD ROAD, HORAMAVU VILLAGE, RAMAMURTHYNAGAR BANGALORE- 560 043.

3 . MURALI S/O LAKSHMAN AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, NEAR EASHWAR TEMPLE, BIDARAHALLI VILLAGE, BANGALORE EAST TALUK - 560 043.

4 . BHASKAR @ RAJU S/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, NO 31, SHANKARMUTT ROAD, KALKERE, R