IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 163 OF 2023 BETWEEN:

SRI JAYAPRAKASH S/O SADANANDA BHANDARY, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT KOLA, MALPE BEACH, UDUPI PERMANENT RESIDENT OF KASHI MUTT HOUSE, VITLA POST BNTWALA TALUK-572 101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K. PRASANNA SHETTY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed THE STATE BY PSI by PANKAJA S MALPE POLICE STATION, UDUPI, Location: HIGH REPRESENTED BY COURT OF STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RAJAT SUBRAMANYAM, HCGP)

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 12.01.2023 IN CRL.A.NO.104/2021 PASSED BY THE LEARNED II ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT UDUPI AND ALSO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION DATED 29.11.2021 IN C.C.NO.1360/2016 PASSED BY THE COURT OF PRL.CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C UDUPI FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 32 AND 34 OF THE KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT IN SO FOR AS THE PETITIONER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K

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