CRL.A No. 100809 of 2025 HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 10^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. 100271 OF 2022 (374(CR.PC)/415(BNSS)-)

C/W CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100104 OF 2023 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100809 OF 2025 IN CRL.A NO. 100271/2022 BETWEEN:

RAMESH SHIVARAYI MALLAPURE, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O. DHUPADAL, TQ: GOKAK, DIST: BELAGAVI-591218.

…APPELLANT SAROJA HANGARAKI (BY SRI. ASHOK R. KALYANASHETTY, ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed by SAROJA HANGARAKI Location: HIGHCOURT OF KARNATAKA AND:

DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH MUDALGI CIRCLE POLICE STATION, R/BY IT’S STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENCH, AT: DHARWAD. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. M.B. GUNDWADE, ADDITIONAL SPP)

CRL.A No. 100809 of 2025 HC-KAR THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION

374(2) OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND ORDER OF SENTENCE PASSED BY XII ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI SITTING AT: GOKAK IN S.C.8011/2021 BY HIS JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION DATED 21.04.2022 AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 22.04.2022 RESPECTIVELY FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 302, 307 AND 504 OF IPC AND ACQUIT THE APPELLANT/ ACCUSED NO.1, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

IN CRL.A NO. 100104/2023 BETWEEN:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY THE THE CIRCLE POLICE INSPECTOR, MUDALAGI CIRCLE, MUDALAGI POLICE STATION, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, THROUGH THE ADDITIONAL STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ADVODATE GENERAL OFFICE, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580011.

...APPELLANT (BY SRI. M.B. GUNDWADE, ADDITIONAL SPP)

AND:

1. SHIVARAYI SINAPPA @ SIDDAPPA MALLAPURE, AGED 61 YEARS, R/O. DHUPADAL, TQ: GOKAK, DISTRICT: BELAGAVI-591307.

2. LAXAVVA @ LAXMAVVA SHIVARAJ MALLAPURE, AGED 56 YEARS, R/O. DHUPADAL, TQ: GOKAK, DISTRICT: BELAGAVI-591307.

CRL.A No. 100809 of 2025 HC-KAR

3. MAHADEVI ANAND BAGANAL, AGED 31 YEARS, R/O. DHUPADAL, TQ: GOKAK, DISTRICT: BELAGAVI-591307.

...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ASHOK R. KALYANASHETTY, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(1)

AND (3) OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO GRANT LEAVE TO APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL DATED 21.04.2022 AND 22.04.2022 PASSED BY THE XII ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS BELAGAVI (SITTING AT GOKAK) IN S.C.NO. 8011/2021; TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 21.04.2022 AND 22.04.2022 PASSED BY THE XII ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI (SITTING AT GOKAK) IN S.C.NO. 8011/2021. SO FOR IT RELATES A ACQUITTAL OF RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 3/ACCUSED NOS.2 AND 3 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 302, 307, 504, 341 READ WITH 34 OF IPC AND RESPONDENT NO.3/ACCUSED NO.4 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 302, 307, 504 READ WITH 34 OF IPC; TO CONVICT AND SENTENCE THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 AND 2/ACCUSED NOS.2 AND 3 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 302, 307, 504, 341 READ WITH 34 OF IPC AND FURTHER CONVICT AND SENTENCE THE RESPONDENT NO.3/ACCUSED NO.4 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 302, 307, 504 READ WITH 34 OF IPC AND ALSO SENTENCE THE RESPONDENT NO.3/ACCUSED NO.4 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 341 OF IPC, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

CRL.A No. 100809 of 2025 HC-KAR IN CRL.A NO. 100809/2025 BETWEEN:

SMT. MAHADEVI W/O. ANAND BAGANAL, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. DHUPADAL, TQ: GOKAK, DIST: BELAGAVI.

...APPELLANT (BY SRI. ASHOK R. KALYANSHETTY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, (GHATAPRABHA PS), BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ADVOCATE GENERAL’S OFFICE, HIGH COURT BUILDING PREMISES, DHARWAD-580011.

...RESPONDENT (BY SRI. M.B. GUNDWADE, ADDITIONAL SPP)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 415 (2)

OF BNSS 2023, PRAYING TO ACQUIT HER OF THE CHARGE FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 341 OF IPC BY SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION DATED 21.04.2022 PASSED BY THE XII ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE BELAGAVI SITTING AT GOKAK IN S.C.NO.8011/2021, IN T