IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1214 OF 2022 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

SRI. PREETHAM S/O LATE CHANDRASHEKHAR, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT NO.B-1/SFS-87, SECTION B, YELHANKA NEW TOWN, BANGALORE - 560 064.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA S.N, ADVOCATE)

AND:

BYREGOWDA A S/O AKKALAPPA, Digitally signed by AGED IN MAJOR, SHARADAVANI B R/AT HONNENAHALLI VILLAGE, Location: High Court of MANCHANABELE POST, Karnataka CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK AND DSITRICT - 562 101.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. A. MAHESH CHOWDHARY, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED CONVICTION ORDER DATED 02.12.2017 IN C.C.NO.31/2017 PASSED BY THE 1st ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C AT CHIKKABALLAPURA AND SAME WAS CONFIRMED BY THE III ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT CHIKKABALLAPURA IN CRL.A.NO.02/2018 BY ITS JUDGMENT DATED 06.06.2022.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA

ORAL ORDER

1. Heard Sri.Manjunatha S. N., learned counsel for the revision petitioner and Sri.A.Mahesh C