IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 470 OF 2025 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE SRIRANGAPATNA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU 560001 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP)

AND:

Digitally NAGENDRA PRASAD B @ MAHENDRA signed by S/O BILIGIRAIAH, KIRAN KUMAR R AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT BILUGALI VILLAGE, Location:

HIGH COURT NANJANGUD TALUK, OF MYSURU DISTRICT-570001 KARNATAKA …RESPONDENT (RESPONDENT SERVED)

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S. 397 R/W 401 CR.P.C (FILED U/S 438 BNSS) BY THE SPP FOR THE STATE PRAYING THAT THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 06.01.2024 PASSED BY THE ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-II, MANDYA IN S.C.NO.113/2021 AND DISCHARGING THE ACCUSED U/S 376, 420, 506 OF IPC.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA

ORAL ORDER

Heard Sri. K.Nageshwarappa, learned High Court Government Pleader. None appears for respondent though served with notice of revision petition.

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