IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.2127/2025 (449(Cr.PC)/

495(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

SRI. K A SALAHUDDIN S/O LATE ISMAIL AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/O. No.6-167/20 KUNJATHAKALA HOUSE PUDU POST, FARANGIPET BANTWAL TALUK, D.K-574143 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. MAHAMMAD ANWAR.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH MANGALORE NORTH POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed BENGALURU-560 001 …RESPONDENT by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED U/S 449 OF CR.P.C (U/S 495 Karnataka BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DTD 17.02.2018 PASSED BY THE III ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALURU, D.K IN CRL.MISC.NO.1543/2017.

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA

ORAL JUDGMENT

The appellant has preferred this appeal against the order passed by the III Additional District Judge, Mangalore, dated

17.02.2018.

2. The learned Sessions Judge has passed the order as under:

"Learned PP present.

No representation for R-1 and R-2