IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No.882 OF 2018 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)

BETWEEN:

STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KAMAKSHIPALYA POLICE STATION, BANGALORE REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE-1 …PETITIONER (BY SRI K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER)

AND:

MITHUN KUMAR M @ PAVAN S/O MADHUKUMAR, 22 YEARS, R/AT 159, SHIVANANDANAGAR, Digitally MOODALAPALYA, signed by R MANJUNATHA BANGALORE CITY-560 072 Location: …RESPONDENT HIGH COURT (BY SRI P MAHESHA, ADVOCATE - ABSENT)

OF KARNATAKA THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W 401 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE AFORESAID ORDER DATED 07.05.2018 IN S.C.NO.65/2017 ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF LIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BANGALORE.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA

ORAL ORDER

Heard Sri K.Nageshwarappa, learned High Court Government Pleader for the State.

2. None appears for the respondent/accused.

3. State is in revision challenging the order of dischar