IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1886 OF 2023 (A)

BETWEEN:

SRI. C B MANJUNATH S/O.SRI. BEEMAPPA,

AGED 54 YEARS,

R/O K.C. STREET,

THIRTHAHALLI TALUK- 577432

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI. SHARADA N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by

LAKSHMINARAYAN N

Location: HIGH COURT SRI. SATHYANARAYANACHARI

OF KARNATAK A

W/O NAGAPPA ACHARI,

AGED 44 YEARS,

R/O BILIGINAMANE,

KOWRITHAKLU POST,

AGUMBE TALUK,

THIRTHAHALLI TALUK- 577411

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. NAIK NARAYAN MASTAPPA., ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 378(4) CR.PC PRAYING TO SET

ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 31.07.2023 PASSED BY THE LEARNED II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC THIRTHAHALLI IN C.C.NO.419/2019, ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 420 OF IPC., AND ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,

JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA

ORAL JUDGMENT

This appeal is preferred by the appellant against the judgment of acquittal dated 31.07.2023 passed in C.C.NO.419/2019 by the II Additional Civil Judge and JMFC at Tirthahalli (for short "the trial Court").

The trial Court has acquitted the accused for the of