IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.100059 OF 2022 (C)

BETWEEN:

BASANNA S/O. GANGAPPA BELAVIGI @ BASAVARAJ @ BASAPPA, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC. LABOURS, R/O. MAKANUR, TQ. RANEBENNUR, DIST. HAVERI.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI.NAMADEV SEETARAM BADIGER, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA SAROJA THROUGH KUMARPATTANAM POLICE STATION, HANGARAKI R/BY. STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, Digitally signed by SAROJA HANGARAKI Location: HIGHCOURT DHARWAD BENCH.

OF KARNATAKA D D H H A A R R W W A A D D BENCH …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.M.B. GUNDWADE, ADDITIONAL SPP)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374 (2) OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 05.09.2019 AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 07.09.2019 PASSED BY 2^ND ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, HAVERI SITTING AT RANEBENNUR IN S.C.NO.72/2017 CONVICTING THE APPELLANT FOR THE OFFENCES 498(A) AND 302 OF IPC THEREBY ACQUIT THE ACCUSED IN S.C.NO.72/2017 FOR THE OFFENCE 498(A) 302 OF IPC AND ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED