CRL.A No. 100069 of 2021 HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF JANUARY 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100365 OF 2019 C/W CRIMINAL APPEAL Nos.100149 OF 2020 &

100069 OF 2021 IN CRL.A NO. 100365/2019 BETWEEN:

SRI.RAMESH S/O. SURESHAPPA HAVANUR, AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC. LABOUR, R/O. KURUBAGERI, SOPPINAPETE, TQ. RANEBENNUR, DIST. HAVERI-581115.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. N.S. BADIGER, ADVOCATE)

AND:

D by igitally signed STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH V M I J K A A Y N AL K A U K P S P H I MIV M I J K A A Y N AL K A U K P S P H I MI D 10 a : t 3 e 9 : : 2 4 0 3 2 + 6. 0 0 5 1 3 .2 0 9 RANEBENNUR TOWN POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.JAIRAM SIDDI, HCGP)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2)OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 16/04/2019 AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 20/04/2019 PASSED BY THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, HAVERI (SITTING AT RANEBENNUR) IN S.C.NO.06/2015 IN CRIME NO.157/2014 OF RANEBENNUR TOWN POLICE STATION CONVICTING THE APPELLANT AND 3 OTHERS AND