IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.2177 OF 2017 (A)

BETWEEN:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BIRUR POLICE, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001.

…APPELLANT (BY SMT. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP)

AND:

GANESH UPENDRA NAIK S/O UPENDRA H. NAIK, DRIVER OF KSRTC BUS BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KA.31/F-1327, R/O URUKERI VILLAGE, KUMTA TALUK, UTTARAKANNADA DISTRICT-581343.

Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYAN N …RESPONDENT Location: Hi gh Court of Karnataka (BY SRI P.B. RAJU, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(1) &

(3) CR.P.C. PRAYING TO GRANT LEAVE TO FILE AN APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL DATED 25.09.2017 PASSED BY THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., KADUR IN C.C.NO.116/2015 THEREBY ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 279, 338 AND

304(A) OF IPC.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA

ORAL JUDGMENT

The State has preferred this appeal against the judgment of acquittal passed by the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Kadur