IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100411 OF 2023 (A)

BETWEEN:

STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, THROUGH LOKAYUKTA POLICE DISTRICT KOPPAL.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRINIVAS B. NAIK, ADVOCATE)

AND:

REVANASIDDAPPA KOLKARA S/O PAMPAPATHEPPA AGE 55 YEARS, OCC. TECHNICAL ASSISTANT O/O. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE CHANDRASHEKAR LA XMAN GANGAVATHI DISTRICT KOPPAL, KATTIMANI R/O. BUDAGUMPA 583227.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. NEELENDRA D. GUNDE, ADVOCATE)

D CH ig A it N al D ly R s A ig S n H e E d K b A y R THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED U/SEC. 378(1)(3) OF CR.P.C., LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.20 SEEKING GRANT SPECIAL LEAVE AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND

12:33:19 +0530 ORDER OF ACQUITTAL DATED 10/08/2022 PASSED IN SPECIAL. C.C (P.C) NO. 13/2012 ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT SESSIONS AND SPECIAL JUDGE, KOPPAL. AND CONSEQUENTLY, CONVICT THE ACCUSED/ RESPONDENT IN SPECIAL C.C. (P.C) NO. 13/2012 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 7, 13 (1) (D) R/W 13(2) OF PC ACT AND IMPOSE MAXIMUM SENTENCE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION