IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.2087 OF 2023 (A)

BETWEEN:

K MEENAKSHI

W/O VINAYAKA V S

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS

R/AT NO.20, TULASI NILAYA 2^ND CROSS, S B M COLONY,

BRINDAVAN NAGAR, MATTHIKERE,

BENGALURU-560054

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI. ANANDA V.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

RAGHUPATHI

S/O DHARMAIAH

MAJOR IN AGE

R/AT SUBBAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE,

HOLEBENNAVALLI,

Digitally signed by

LAKSHMINARAYAN N SHIVAMOGGA-577202

Location: High Court

of Karnataka

ALSO AT NAVULU BADAVANE

MALLIKARJUNA NAGAR,

SHIVAMOGA-577201

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. ANIL KUMAR J M., ADVOCATE)

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

ASIDE THE JUDGMENT/FINAL ORDER OF ACQUITTAL DATED 23.08.2023 PASSED BY THE XIII ACMM BENGALURU IN C.C.NO.34223/2018 AND CONVICT THE RESPONDENT/ ACCUSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW BY ALLOWING THE

COMPLIANT IN C.C.NO.34223/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE XIII ACMM BENGALURU.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA

ORAL JUDGMENT

1. This appeal is filed by the appellant/complainant being aggrieved by the judgment of acquittal dated 23.08.2023 passed in C