IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100616 OF 2024 (C)

BETWEEN:

SHRISHAIL S/O MADIVALAPPA GANIGER, AGE. 38 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SHIRUR, TALUK: NAVALGUND, NOW AT GANESH NAGAR, 2^ND CROSS, MADIHAL, DHARWAD-580 011.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAVI.B. NAIK, SENIOR COUNSEL APPEARING FOR SRI. BASAVARAJ.J, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR RAKESH S HARIHAR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA L C o o c u a r t t i o o n f : K H ar ig n h a taka, BENCH AT DHARWAD-580011 Dharwad Bench, THROUGH TOWN POLICE STATION DHARWAD.

Dharwad …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ASHOK KATTIMANI, AGA)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED U/SEC. 374(2) OF CR.P.C. (SEC.

415(2) OF BNSS, 2023,) SEEKING TO CALL FOR RECORDS FROM THE COURT BELOW, ALLOW THIS APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 23.09.2024 AND SENTENCE DATED 24.09.204 PASSED BY THE IV ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JDUGE AT DHARWAD IN S.C.NO. 71/2020 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/SEC.

302, 307 AND 506 OF IPC AND SET THE APPELLANT AT LIBERTY.

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