IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 174 OF 2025 (A)

BETWEEN:

A M PRASANNA SON OF LATE MNANUNATHA GOWEDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RESIDENT OF HEECHAHALLI ESTATE HALEKRE VILALGE AND POST GONIBEEDI HOBLI, MUDIGERE TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577 132 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SHANKARANARAYANA BHAT N, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI A R RAJANNA Digitally signed SON OF NOT KNOWN by PANKAJA S AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS Location: HIGH COFFE PLANTER COURT OF KEMBATMAKKI ESSTATE KARNATAKA JOGANAKERE POST MUDIGERE TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT 577132 …RESPONDENT (VIDE ORDER DATED 20.02.2026 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT IS DISPENSED WITH)

THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 378(4) OF CR.PC (FILED U/S

419(4) OF BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER / JUDGMENT IN C.C.NO.1079/2021 ON THE FILES OF THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, MUDIGERE DATED

17.05.20232.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 dated 17.05.2023 passed in C.C.No.1079/2021 by the Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Mudi