IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. MURALIDHARA PAI CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.100668 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

PARASHURAM GANAPATRAO PISE, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC. CLERK IN BANK, R/O. PLOT NO.31, S.K. NAGAR, TALIKOTI, MUDEBIHAL, DIST. VIJAYAPURA.

- APPELLANT (BY SRI. P.P. HEGDE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VIJAY KRISHNAPPA NAIK, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH CAMP P.S, BELAGAVI, R/BY. ADDL. STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD.

- RESPONDENT VINAYAKA (BY SRI. M.B. GUNDAWADE, ADDITIONAL SPP)

B V THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 415 (2) OF Digitally sign ed by BNSS, 2023, PRAYING TO SET-ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION VINAYAKA B V Date: 2026.04.24 AND SENTENCE DATED 13.10.2025 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE 10:12:53 +0530 UNDER SECTION 302 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 PASSED IN SESSIONS CASE NO. 260/2020 BY THE LEARNED V ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI & ETC.

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL, HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED ON 17.04.2026, COMING ON FOR ‘PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMENT’

THIS DAY, JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH, DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: THE HO