IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3^RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 179 OF 2021 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)

BETWEEN:

M.C. SURESH S/O LATE M. CHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT DOOR NO.15

2^ND CROSS, 4^TH STAGE HOUSE BOARD JYOTHINAGAR POST CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI AADEESH P, ADV., FOR SRI SACHIN B.S, ADV.)

AND:

SHASHIKUMAR V S/O VENKATARAMU G AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT NO.49, 3^RD FLOOR Digitally signed by NANDINI M II CROSS, II MAIN S MARUTHINAGAR Location: HIGH CHANDRA LAYOUT COURT OF BENGALURU - 560 072.

KARNATAKA …RESPONDENT (RESPONDENT SERVED)

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT DATED 25.11.2020 PASSED BY THE LXIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGLAURU IN CRL.A.NO.1356/2018 AND CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 10.07.2018 PASSED BY THE XXII ADDL.C.M.M., BENGALURU IN C.C.NO.21363/2017 AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE CRL.A. IN CRL.A.NO.1356/2018 AS PRAYED FOR.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA

ORAL ORDER

1. Heard Sri Aadeesh