IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22^ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 670 OF 2017 BETWEEN:

MR. CHUKARU AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS S/O LATE BHATYA MUGERA R/AT BAIKODI MOOLE HOUSE MANDEKOLU VILLAGE SULLIA TALUK, D.K. - 574 251.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI KETHAN KUMAR, ADV.)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SPECIAL POLICE STATION EXECISE ENFORCEMENT AND LOTTERY PROHIBITION SPECIAL SQUAD, BANDAR, MANGALURU REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 560 001.

…RESPONDENT Digitally signed by NANDINI M (BY SRI CHANNAPPA EERAPPA, HCGP)

S Location: H IGH COURT OF KARNATAKA THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 04.05.2017 IN CRL.A.NO.77/2015 PASSED BY THE PRL. S.J., D.K., MANGALORE CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT OF THE PRL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, MANGALORE DATED 10.02.2015 IN C.C.NO.443/2014.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY

ORAL ORDER

1. Accused is before this Court in this revision petition filed under Section 397 read with Section 401 of Cr.PC with a prayer to set-aside the judgmen