IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 53 OF 2015 BETWEEN:

1. ARUN KUMAR S/O LATE GOVINDARAJU, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT NO.24, 17TH CORSS, 6TH MAIN, BSK III STAGE, BANGALORE-560 070.

2. SANTHOSH @ KAPPEQ S/O SHYAMASUNDAR, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT NO.56, I MAIN, VALLABH NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 061.

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3. ADI @ ADITYA BHAT, signed by R MANJUNA THA S/O S B BHAT Location:

AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, HIGH COURT OF R/AT NO.44, 2ND MIAN, KARNATAKA

2ND CROSS, BANASHANKARI III STAGE, BANGALORE-560 070.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHANKARAPPA S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE BY BANASHANKARI P S BANGALORE-560 070 REPRSENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE-560 001.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP)

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONERS PRAYING THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION PASSED IN C.C.NO.4316/2002 BY THE JUDGMENT DTD. 27.01.2010 ON THE FILE OF III-ACMM COURT AT BENGALURU AND THE JUDGMENT OF CONFIRMATION BY APPELLATE COURT IN CRL.A.NO.213/2010 BY ITS JUDGMENT DTD. 23.12.2014 ON THE FILE OF PR