IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22^ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 780 OF 2014 (C)

BETWEEN:

HYDARALI S/O.MOHAMMED ALI, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, R/AT.D.NO.8, KEB CIRCLE, I CROSS, KALYANAGIRI, MYSORE

571426.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. B LETHIF .,ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE BY K R S POLICE STATION MANDYA DISTRICT, REPT. BY GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE, PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX BUILDING, Digitally signed by BANGALORE-571426.

LAKSHMINARAYAN N L K o a c rn at a i t o a n k : a High C ourt of …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B. LAKSHMAN, HCGP)

CRL.A. FILED U/S. 374(2) CR.P.C BY THE ADV., FOR THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.5 PRAYING THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED:21/22.2.14 PASSED BY THE III ADDL. DIST. AND S.J., MANDYA SITTING AT SRIRANGAPATNA IN S.C.NO.20/12 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.5 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 395 OF IPC. AND THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.5 IS SENTENCED TO UNDERGO R.I. FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS AND TO PAY FINE OF RS.5000/- AND IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF FINE FURTHER DIRECTED TO UNDERGO S.I. FOR A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 395 OF IPC. AND THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED PRAYS THAT HE BE ACQUI