IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No.1023 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

SRI POORNESHA K. K.

S/O. K. KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS RESIDING AT KONDLURU, SALURU POST THIRTHAHALLI TALUK PRESENT R/AT C/O GIRISH, LIC AGENT BETTAMAKKI, SEEBINAKERE POST THIRTHAHALLI-577 432.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI PRADEEPA B. V., ADVOCATE)

AND:

MR. GEORGE MARTIS Digitally signed by S/O. ANTHONY MARTIS R MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS Location: HIGH COURT OF RESIDING AT INDIRANAGAR KARNATAKA SEEBINAKERE POST THIRTHAHALLI-577 432.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI M. VENKATESH, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED U/S. 397 R/W 401 CR.PC (FILED U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 04.04.2024 MADE IN C.C.NO.317/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., THIRTAHALLI AND ALSO JUDGMENT DATED 07.05.2025 MADE IN CRL.A.NO.56/2024 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, SHIVAMOGGA FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S. 138 OF N.I. ACT AND CONSEQUENTLY ACQUIT THE PETITIONER HEREIN FOR THE SAID OFFENCES.

THIS PETITION,