IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL No.100147 OF 2016 BETWEEN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, LOKAYUKTHA POLICE, POLICE INSPECTOR, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, POLICE WING, BELAGAVI.

REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA.

...APPELLANT (BY SRI. SANTOSH B. MALAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE)

AND RAMESH S/O TATYASAHEB TAVANAKKI, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HESCOM, CHIKODI.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. G.M.BHAT, ADVOCATE)

CHAN DRASHEKAR LAXMAN THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED U/SEC. 378(1) AND (3) OF KATTIMANI CR.P.C., 1973, SEEKING TO GRANT LEAVE TO APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL PASSED BY THE IV ADDL.

Digitally signed by DISTRICT AND SESSIONS & SPECIAL JUDGE, AT BELAGAVI, DATED CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN 1/10/2015 IN SPL. C. No.37/2013 AND TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT KATTIMANI AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL PASSED BY THE IV ADDL. DISTRICT AND Date: 2026.02.13

12:47:06 +0530 SESSIONS & SPECIAL JUDGE, AT BELAGAVI, DATED 01/10/2015 IN SPL.C. No.37/2013 AND TO CONVICT AND SENTENCE THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED PERSON FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/SEC. 7, 13(1),(d) R/W SEC. 13(2) OF PR