IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No.1053 OF 2019 BETWEEN:

H GOPAL S/O LATE HANUMANTHARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/O S P G COLONY TAVAREKERE VILLAGE MAGADI MAIN ROAD BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A N RADHA KRISHNA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE RAMANAGARA RAMANAGARA DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FOR LOKAYUKTHA Digitally signed by R HIGH COURT BUILDINGS MANJUNATHA BENGALURU-560001 Location: …RESPONDENT HIGH COURT (BY SRI CHETHAN.C FOR SRI B.S.PRASAD, ADVOCATES)

OF KARNATAKA THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W 401 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 04.05.2019, PASSED BY THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE, RAMANAGARA IN SPL.CASE NO.50/2016 CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER SECTION 239 OF CR.PC AND DISCHARGE THE ACCUSED NO.3 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7, 8, 13(1)(d) R/W SECTION 13(2) OF P.C ACT.

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