IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3197 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

SRI. RAGHAVENDRA K. A., MANAGING DIRECTOR , M/S. KRISHNA SHELTERS PVT. LTD., AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT NO.59, SRI KRISHNA SUDHA, WEST AANJANEYA TEMPLE STREET, BASAVANAGUDI MAIN ROAD, GANDHI BAZAR, BENGALURU - 560 004.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. RANJAN KUMAR K., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Dig itally PRATHAP SIMHA, signed by NAGAVENI S/O K.RAMACHANDRA, Location:

AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, High Court of Karnataka SHO NO.F10, 1^ST FLOOR, GREEN CITY BUILDING, NEAR NAGANAKATTE, THOKKOTTU, MANGALURU - 575 017.

…RESPONDENT THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO SET-ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONFIRMATION OF THE CONVICTION PASSED BY THE VI ADDL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, D.K. MANGALURU AND ENHANCING OF THE FINE AMOUNT FROM 65,05,000 /- TO 88,40,000/-, DATED 22.10.2024 IN CRL REV PET NO 252/2023 BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER AND ETC.,.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner is before this Court seeki