IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1206 OF 2013 BETWEEN:

1. MR B M THIMMAIAH S/O MUDLAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS

2. B G VENKATESH S/O GIRIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS

3. LINGARAJU @ NINGA S/O MUDLAPPA AGED 38 YEARS

4. PRAKASH S/O DODAIAH AGED 25 YEARS

5. VENKATESH @ KUMBARARA VENKATESHA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS ALL ARE AGRICULTURISTS, R/O BYALADALU VILLAGE, KADUR TQ., CHIKMAGALORE DIST.-570002 ...APPELLANTS (BY SRI. P. P. HEGDE, SR. ADV. FOR SRI. VENKATESH SOMAREDDI, ADV.)

AND:

1. THE STATE REPRESENTED BY SAKHARAYAPATNA POLICE, SAKHARAYA PATNA KADUR TQ.

(REPRESENTED BY THE LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560001)

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP.)

THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.374(2) CR.P.C BY THE ADV.

FOR THE APPELLANTS/ACCUSED 1 TO 5 PRAYING THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 30.11.2013/2.12.2013 PASSED BY THE I ADDL. DIST. AND S.J., CHIKMAGALUR IN S.C.NO.58/2010 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANTS/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 143, 147, 323, 324, 504, 506, 342, 436, 427 R/W 149 OF IPC.

THIS APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED