IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 02^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No.9 OF 2018 BETWEEN:

SRI V N MANJUNATH S/O V K NAGENDRA BHATTA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST R/O VARTHAKONDLU ARALAGODU VILLAGE BARANGI HOBLI -577421 SAGAR TALUK …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SWAMY SHIVA PRAKASH H, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE BY SAGAR RURAL POLICE SAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING Digitally BANGALORE – 560 001 signed by …RESPONDENT MALATE SH K C Location: (BY SRI K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT HIGH PLEADER)

COURT OF KARNATAKA THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W 401 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 01.08.2017 PASSED BY THE LEARNED ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., SAGAR IN C.C.NO.149/2011 AND JUDGMENT DATED 06.10.2017 PASSED BY THE V ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, SHIVAMOGGA IN CRL.A.NO.10025/2017.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA

ORAL ORDER

Heard Sri Swamy Shiva Pr