IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 851 OF 2013 BETWEEN:

G. RAMAKRISHNA S/O SH. GIRIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, W/AS PSI (WIRELESS), BANGALORE CITY, R/AT NO.5, 2ND FLOOR, 12TH BLOCK, CAUVERY COMPLEX, ADUGODI POLICE OFFICERS QUARTERS, BANGALORE.

NOW R/AT NO.1, 7TH MAIN, ANJANEYA TEMPLE STREET, MYSORE ROAD, R.R. NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 039.

Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: …APPELLANT HIGH COURT OF (BY SRI. SANDESH J CHOUTA, SR. COUNSEL FOR KARNATAKA SRI. G.S. AVINASH GOWDA, ADVOCATE AND MS. ANANYA MANJUNATH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE BY POLICE INSPECTOR POLICE WING CITY DIVISION, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA, BANGALORE REP. BY STANDING COUNSEL FOR KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA IN THE HONBLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B.S. PRASAD, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.374(2) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 26.04.2013 PASSED BY THE SPL. JUDGE, PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, BANGALORE CITY IN SPL.C.C.NO.157/2009 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 7 AND 13(1)(d)

P/U/S 13(2) OF PREVENTION O