IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 415 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

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ABDUL KHADAR PUTTURU S/O LATE ISMAIL AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT NO.9/228A, LOWER BAZAR HOUSE, NEAR THOUHEED SCHOOL, BANTWALA, DAKSHINA KANNADA -574 211.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. MOHAMMED TAHIR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally BY K. G. HALLI PS, BENGALURU, signed by REP. BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, LAKSHMI T Location: ADVOCATE GENERAL OFFICE, High Court HIGH COURT COMPLEX, of Karnataka OPP. TO VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU -560 001.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR P., SPL.P.P.)

THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 21(4) OF NIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 24.01.2026 PASSED BY THE HONBLE XLIX ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (SPECIAL JUDGE FOR TRIAL OF NIA CASES) (CCH 50) BENGALURU IN SPL.C NO.744/2023 AT ANNEXURE-A AND CONSEQUENTLY APPRECIATE THE APPLICATION U/S 439(1)

FILED BY THE APPELLANT AT ANNEXURE-D AND ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ and HON'BLE M