IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1236 OF 2018 (378(Cr.PC) /

419(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

SRI B. RAMANA S/O SRI LATE LINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT NO.15/A, MANIMA-2D-2, 13^TH MAIN, MARUTHI LAYOUT, BHUVNESHWARI NAGAR, NEAR GOLDEN APARTMENTS, BENGALURU-560024.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. MITHUN G.A., ADV.)

AND:

SRI P. N. MANJUNATH S/O LATE P. NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, Digitally signed by R/AT NO.190, SOUNDARYA NILAYA, LAKSHMINARAYAN N 4^TH MAIN, 5^TH CROSS, Location: HIGH COURT OF DOLLORS LAYOUT, KARNATAKA J.P.NAGAR, 4^TH STAGE (SARAKKI)

BENGALURU-560078.

AND ALSO AT:

NO.30, GANIGARa 'C' LANE, NAGARATHPET CROSS, BENGALURU-560002 …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RAKSHITHA P. SINGH, ADV. FOR SRI. S. BALAKRISHNAN, ADV.)

THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.378(4) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 08.06.2018 PASSED BY THE XV A.C.M.M., BANGALORE IN C.C.NO.12223/2017 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

Appellant/accused has preferred this appeal against the Judgment of acquittal dated 08^th June, 2