CRL.A No. 1982 of 2018 HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11^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. 504 OF 2018 (C)

C/W CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 570 OF 2018 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1982 OF 2018 IN CRL.A No. 504/2018 BETWEEN:

MR. YUVARAJ @ APPU S/O BHASKARA ACHARI, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT SHIBARUR VAISHNAVI NILAYA, DELANTHABETTU VILLAGE, SOORINJE VILLAGE, Digitally MANGALURU TALUK, D.K.-575 025.

signed by LAKSHMI T …APPELLANT Location:

High Court (BY SRI. DINESH KUMAR K. RAO, ADVOCATE (P/H))

of Karnataka AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH SURATHKAL POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BANGALORE-560 001.

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

CRL.A No. 1982 of 2018 HC-KAR THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.374(2) CR.P.C., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 24.02.2018 AND SENTENCE DATED 27.02.2018 PASSED BY THE IV ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, D.K., MANGALURU IN S.C.NO.68/2015 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.4 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 143, 147, 148, 302, 506, 201 AND 202 R/W 149 OF IPC.