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. 708 OF 2018 (A)

BETWEEN:

STATE OF KARNATAKA BY GANGAMMANAGUDI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU.

REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-01.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP (P/H))

AND: Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T 1. MR. ASHOK KUMAR @ ASHOKA Location:

S/O GOPAL, High Court of Karnataka AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT NO.9, BEHIND GOVERNMENT SCHOOL, THAMMENAHALLI CROSS, THOTADA GUDDADAHALLI, BENGALURU-560 088. 2. SMT. KANTHAMMA W/O C. GOPAL, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT NO.9, BEHIND GOVERNMENT SCHOOL, THAMMENAHALLI CROSS, THOTADA GUDDADAHALLI, BENGALURU-560 088.

3. KUM. VIJAYALAKSHMI D/O C. GOPAL, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT NO.9, BEHIND GOVERNMENT SCHOOL, THAMMENAHALLI CROSS, THOTADA GUDDADAHALLI, BENGALURU-560 088.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ARAVIND M. NEGLUR, ADVOCATE FOR R3 (P/H);

V/O. DATED 06.03.2026, APPEAL AGAINST R1 IS DISMISSED;

V/O. DATED 11.03.2026, APPEAL AGAINST R2 STANDS ABATED)

THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.378(1)(3) CR.P.C., PRAYING TO: (A) GRANT LEAVE TO APPEAL AGAINST THE J