IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.798 OF 2021 BETWEEN:

STATE BY KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA POLICE RAMANAGARA DISTRICT ...APPELLANT (BY SRI. K. PRASANNA SHETTY, ADV.)

AND:

1. S. DEVAPRASAD, S/O. LATE. K. SIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, SURVEY SUPERVISOR, TALUK OFFICE, LAND SURVEY DEPARTMENT, RAMANAGARA.

2. K. B. RAJANIKANTH S/O. BOREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, LICENCED (PRIVATE) SURVEYOR, TALUK OFFICE, LAND SURVEY DEPARTMENT, RAMANAGARA.

3. MADAIAH, S/O LINGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, FIRST GRADE SURVEYOR, TALUK OFFICE, LAND SURVEY DEPARTMENT, RAMANAGARA.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. L. SANJEEV, ADV. FOR R1, SRI. NARAYAN MAYYAR, ADV. FOR SRI. S.R. HEGDE HUDLAMANE, ADV. FOR R2, SRI. A. N. RADHAKRISHNA, ADV. FOR R3.)

THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.378(1) AND (3) CR.P.C BY THE SPL.P.P. FOR THE STATE PRAYING TO GRANT LEAVE TO PROSECUTE THE APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGMENT/ACQUITTAL ORDER DATED 16.08.2019 PASSED BY THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, RAMANAGARA IN SPL.C.NO.6/2009.

THIS APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 13.01.2026 AND COMING ON FOR "PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORD