IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 419 OF 2022 BETWEEN:

SRI M.H. MANJUNATH S/O LATE HANUMANTHRAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT BOOTHESHWARANAGARA MEKERAHALLI, KASABA HOBLI SIRA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 137.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI SATHISHA D.J, ADV.)

AND:

SRI THIMMARAJU D.V S/O VENKATARAMANAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT NO.10 1ST CROSS SHAMBHAVI NAGARA

1ST MAIN ROAD, LAGGERE BANGALORE - 560 058.

Digitally …RESPONDENT signed by NANDINI M S (BY SMT. MAHESHWARI D.M, ADV.)

Location:

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C PRAYING TO HIGH COURT OF SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION PASSED IN KARNATAKA CRL.A.NO.544/2019, DATED 14.01.2022, PASSED BY THE LII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU AND THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION IN C.C.NO.21017/2016 DATED 08.02.2019 PASSED IN 26TH A.C.M.M., AND COURT OF SMALL CAUSES, BENGALURU.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY

ORAL ORDER

1. Accused is before this Court in this criminal revision petition filed under S