IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST 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.1528 OF 2021 (C)

BETWEEN:

MR. K.C. PANDIYAN S/O LATE MR. K. CHANDRAN AGED 52 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.5 GOKULAPPA OLD BUILDING

20^TH 'A' CROSS EJIPURA BENGALURU - 560 047 …APPELLANT (BY SRI I.S. PRAMOD CHANDRA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Di gitally signed by STATE OF KARNATAKA ANJALI M BY VIVEK NAGAR POLICE STATION Location:

BENGALURU CITY High Court of Karnataka THROUGH THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTORS HIGH COURT BUILDING DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001.

…RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ASPP)

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THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION

374(2) OF THE CR.P.C., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION DATED 8-3-2021 AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 9-3-2021, PASSED BY THE LXIV ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CCH-65) AT BENGALURU IN SESSIONS CASE NO.493 OF 2014, CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 302 OF IPC.

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL ARGUMENTS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH and HON'BLE