IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31^st DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.489/2023 BETWEEN:

1 . C.H. RAVIKUMAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS S/O LATE HUCHANNA RESIDING AT CHOTTANAHALLI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI KUNIGAL TALUK. … APPELLANT (BY SRI. C.H. JADHAV, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. PRADEEP KUMAR S.P., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . KRISHNAKUMAR S/O LATE DASEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/O KANNAGUNI VILLAGE KUNIGAL TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT.

2 . SHANKAR GOWDA B.N., (SHOWN AS D.SHANKAR @ B.N.S.GOWDA IN TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT)

AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O NO.142, 6^TH MAIN HANUMARIGI HILLS LAYOUT AREHALLI, BENGALURU OCC: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BANGALORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

3 . B.N. JAGADISH S/O D. NAGARAJAIAH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/O NO.36, 2^ND CROSS

7^TH MAIN, BSK III STAGE BENGALURU–560085.

4 . STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KUNIGAL POLICE REP. STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU-560001. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S. SHANKARAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3;

SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR R4)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4)

OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE APPELLANT IN CRL.A.NO.