IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1865 OF 2024 BETWEEN:

1 SRI.RAJU @ RAJA S/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YERS R/O CHOWDAIAHNAPALYA KESARAMDU ROAD, KYATHASANDRA-572104 TUMAKURU TOWN.

2 SRI. NAGARAJA S/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/O CHOWDAIAHNAPALYA KESARAMADU ROAD KYATHASANDRA-572104 TUMAKURU TOWN.

3 SMT. RAMYA W/O RAJU @ RAJA R/O CHOWDAIAHNAPALYA KESARAMADU ROAD KYATHASANDRA-572104 TUMAKURU TOWN.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. HARISH N.R., ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KYATHASANDRA POLICE STATION TUMAKURU. EPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING AMBEDKAR BEEDI BENGALURU-560001.

…RESPONDENT (BY SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP)

THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.374(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET-ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT TUMAKURU IN S.C.NO.97/2022 DATED 25.09.2024 CONVICTING APPELLANTS FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHALBE UNDER SECTION 323, 326 R/W. SECTION 34 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE, BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL, WITH COST.

THIS APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 09.01.2026, COMING ON FOR “PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMEN