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.883 OF 2018 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)

BETWEEN:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY R.M.C YARD POLICE STATION BANGALORE REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, BENGALURU – 01 …PETITIONER (BY SRI K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER)

AND:

PRAVEEN KUMAR S THOTTAD S/O SHIVASHANKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS R/AT CHINNAPURA S.K UNAGUNDA TALUK, BAGALKOT DISTRICT -587 103 …RESPONDENT Digitally signed by R (BY SRI S B HALLI, ADVOCATE)

MANJUNATHA THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER Location:

SECTION 397 R/W 401 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE HIGH COURT OF PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 05.05.2018 KARNATAKA PASSED IN S.C.NO.291/2017 BY THE LIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BANGALORE DISCHARGING ACCUSED-RESPONDENT FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 417,420,376 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE. 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 and Sri S.B.Halli, learned counsel for the respon