IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1225 OF 2016 (A)

BETWEEN:

STATE OF KARNATAKA BY R.T. NAGAR P.S.

BENGALURU CITY REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR-560 032.

…APPELLANT (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, H.C.G.P.)

AND:

1. DEEPAK HALDAR S/O. GORANGO HALDAR AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS RESIDING AT SHYAMANAGAR KRISHNACHANDPURA KARANJALI POST Digitally KULPI THANA, SOUTH 24, PARAGANA signed by WEST BENGAL-743 348.

ANJALI M Location:

2. SUCHITRA HALDAR High Court of Karnataka W/O. DEEPAK HALDAR AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS RESIDING AT SHYAMANAGAR KRISHNACHANDPURA KARANJALI POST, KULPI THANA SOUTH 24, PARAGANA WEST BENGAL-743 348.

3. MOHAMMED SARBAL @ RAJ S/O. MOHAMMED KHASIM AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS RESIDING AT SRIRAM CHOWLTRY

4TH CROSS, JANATHA COLONY OLD GUDDAHALLI ROAD MYSORE ROAD BENGALURU-560 060 PERMANENT ADDRESS KAMALAPUR VILLAGE AND POST PAROO THANA MUZAFFUR NAGAR DISTRICT BIHAR.

4. BIDAN SHIKARI S/O. CHANDAN SHIKARI AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS RESIDING AT OPP. TO PASSPORT OFFICE

8TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA BENGALURU-560 034.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI G.R. SHESHADRI, ADVOCATE FOR R-1