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.925 OF 2018 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)

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MR SHARATH S/O JANARDHANA POOJARY AGED 30 YEARS R/A HOUSE NO.1-16/1043 NEAR MALARAYA STHANA, CHILIMBI URVA, MANGALURU – 575 008 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINOD PRASAD, ADVOCATE)

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BAJPE POLICE STATION DAKSHINA KANNADA MANGALURU REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT, BENGALURU – 560 001.

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HIGH COURT THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER OF KARNATAKA SECTION 397 R/W 401 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO SETTING ASIDE IN CRL.A.NO.25/2018, DATED 26.07.2018, PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL SESSIONS JUDGE, D.K., MANGALORE, REJECTING THE APPEAL OF THE PETITIONER HEREIN, WHICH WAS FILED CHALLENGING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED JMFC II COURT AT MANGALORE, IN C.C.NO.789/2015, ON 27.02.2018, WHICH WAS ENDED IN CONVICTION OF THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 279 AND 304A OF INDIAN PENAL CODE.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, OR