IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1295 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

H.P. PRAKASH S/O H.C. PARVATACHARI AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS RETIRED FDA, ARG COLLEGE ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE DAVANGERE R/O D NO.743/1 KALPAVRUKSHA, 10TH MAIN ROAD P.J. EXTENSION, DAVANGERE - 577 002.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI REVANNA BELLARY, ADV.)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA DAVANGERE REPRESENTED BY ITS HIGH COURT GOVENMENT PROSECUTOR (SPP) /PUBLIC PROSECUTOR BENGALURU - 560 001.

…RESPONDENT Digitally signed by NANDINI M (BY SRI ANOOP KUMAR M.V, HCGP)

S Location: H IGH THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C (U/S 438 R/W COURT OF

442 BNSS) PRAYING TO SETTING ASIDE THE BOTH ORDERS DATED KARNATAKA

05.08.2025 IN CRL.A.NO.20/2025 OF I APPELLATE COURT, I ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE COURT, DAVANAGERE AND ORDER DATED 23.11.2024 PASSED ON APPLICATION U/S. 239 OF CR.P.C. TO DISCHARGE PETITIONER FROM TRIAL COURT II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, DAVANAGERE, AND PRAYS FOR DISCHARGE THE PETITIONER IN CC.NO.120/2018 OF II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, DAVANAGERE FOR THE OFFENCE U/S.

408, 420, 465 OF IPC BY ALLOW