IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 623 OF 2018 (A)

BETWEEN:

STATE OF KARNATAKA BY DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SOMWARPET SUB-DIVISION, SOMWARPET POLICE STATION, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001.

…APPELLANT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP (P/H))

AND: Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T 1. SMT. LAKSHMI Location:

W/O SANNAPPA @ THAMMANNI, High Court of Karnataka AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, COOLIE, R/O SHANTHALLI VILLAGE & POST, SOMWARPET TALUK-571 236.

2. SRI. UDRALLI P. PRASANNA KUMAR @ PRASANNA S/O U.S. PUTTASWAMY, AGED 26 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R/O THALTHARE SHETTALLI VILLAGE, SOMWARPET TALUK-571 236.

3. SMT. S.B. SHARADA W/O RAMA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT MANGALADEVI NAGARA, MADIKERI.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. N.S. SAMPANGI RAMAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2;

(V/C/O DTD: 14.10.2025 APPOINTED AS AMICUS CURIAE) (P/H) FOR R1;

SRI. SHIVARAJ N. ARALI, ADVOCATE FOR R3 (P/H))

THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.378(1) AND (3) CR.P.C., PRAYING TO: (A) GRANT LEAVE TO APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL DATED 07.10.2