IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.1185 OF 2018 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)

BETWEEN:

M B NARAYANAGOWDA S/o LATE BASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC:FDA, MUDA, MYSORE HOUSE NO.39/B KANIYARA RAMAMANDIRA ROAD N R MOHALLA MYSORE-570 004 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKARA K A, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE POLICE OF LAKSHMIPURAM POLICE STATION Digitally MYSORE -570004 signed by REPRESENTED BY MALATESH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR K C HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Location:

BANGALORE-560001 HIGH …RESPONDENT COURT OF KARNATAKA (BY SRI K.NAGESHWARPPA, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER)

THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W 401 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 08.02.2017 PASSED BY THE 1^ST ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (Sr.Dn) AND C.J.M., MYSORE IN C.C.NO.700/2003 AND CONFIRMED BY THE LEARNED II ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE, MYSORE IN CRL.A.NO.54/2017 DATED 10.10.2018 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 409, 467, 468, 471 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE AND TO ACQUIT HIM.

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