IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No.754 OF 2018 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)

BETWEEN:

BALAKRISHNA MASALI S/O. VITTAL, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT NO.4, 3^RD CROSS, 1^ST MAIN, GORAGUNTEPALYA, YESHAWANTHAPURA, BENGALURU-560 022.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI S.P.KULKARNI, SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI PRABHUGOUD B. TUMBIGI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY WILSON GARDEN POLICE STATION, BENGALURU.

Digitally signed REPRESENTED BY S.P.P by R HIGH COURT BUILDING MANJUNATHA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Location: HIGH COURT OF BENGALURU – 560 001.

KARNATAKA …RESPONDENT (BY SRI K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER)

THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W 401 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 14.10.2015 PASSED BY THE VI ADDL.C.M.M., BENGALURU IN C.C.NO.991/2011 AND CONFIRMED BY THE JUDGMENT DATED 30.04.2018 PASSED BY THE LVIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CCH-59), AT BENGALURU IN CRL.A.NO.1371/2015 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 354 AND 509 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE AND ACQUIT THE PETITIONER/ACCUS