IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY

CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 362 OF 2025

BETWEEN: RANGAIAH

S/O LATE GOVINDAIAH

NOW AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS

R/AT C/O RTO MOHAN

SUBHASH NAGARA

APMC ROAD, ARASIKERE TOWN

HASSAN DISTRICT - 571 231.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI CHANDRASHEKARA K.A, ADV.)

AND:

R. SHASHIDHARA

S/O RAMAIAH

NOW AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS

R/AT M.B.COLONY, (AYYANABHAVI)

VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI

TIPTUR TALUK, TUMAKURU

Digitally DISTRICT - 572 201.

signed by …RESPONDENT

NANDINI M S

Location: (BY SRI VEERESHA E, ADV.)

HIGH COURT

OF

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 CR.PC (FILED U/S

KARNATAKA

438 R/W 442 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 19.06.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC TIPTUR IN C.C.NO.1188/2021 AND CONFIRMED BY THE LEARNED V ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, TUMAKURU (SITTING AT TIPTUR) IN CRL.A.NO.10019/2024 DATED 28.01.2025 AND ACQUIT THE PETITIONER / ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S

138 OF N.I. ACT.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY,

ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY

ORAL ORDER

1. Accused is before this Court in this Crimina