IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.612 OF 2017 BETWEEN:

SRI. M MAHESH S/O LATE SRI MUNIKRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/A No.6, RUKKAMMA BUILDING, 7^TH ‘A’ MAIN ROAD, SINGASANDRA, HOSUR MAIN ROAD BANGALORE - 560 068.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI G S VENKAT SUBBA RAO, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE BY MADIWALA TRAFFIC POLICE, MADIVALA, BENGALURU.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER)

Digitally signed by R MANJUNATHA THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER Location: HIGH SECTION 397 R/W 401 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE COURT OF KARNATAKA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE DATED 28.03.2017 PASSED BY THE LXV ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND S.J., BANGALORE IN CRL.A.No.1197/2016 CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE DATED 21.09.2016 PASSED BY THE COURT OF MMTC-VI, BENGALURU IN C.C.No.664/2015 AND CONSEQUENTLY ACQUIT THE PETITIONER.

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 G.S. Venkat Subba Rao, learned counsel for the revision petitioner and Sri K. N