2026 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 26040

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 05TH DAY OF MAY, 2026

CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No.909 OF 2022

(397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)

BETWEEN:

1. MANJANAIKA

S/O TOLACHANAIKA

AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,

OCC : LABOURER

R/O GIJIHALLI VILLAGE

ARASIKERE TALUK

HASSAN DISTRICT-573 103

2. SHANKAR

S/O MURTHY

AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS

WORKING IN CHANDRU WINES SHOP

B R PROJECT

SHNAKARA GHATTA

TARIKERE TALUK

CHIKMAGALURU DISTRICT-577 228

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI P.B.UMESH FOR SRI. R B DESHPANDE, ADVOCATES)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY BANAVARA POLICE STATION

ARASIKERE RURAL CIRCLE

HASSAN DISTRICT-573 112

(REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

HIGH COURT BUILDINGS

BENGALURU -560 001)

…RESPONDENT

(BY SMT.WAHEEDA.M.M, 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 JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE IN C.C.NO.388/2015 DATED 13.03.2020 PASSED BY THE 1ST ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, ARASIKERE CONFIRMED BY THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 06.04.2022 PASSED BY THE V ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, HASSAN IN CRL.A.NO.141/2020 (CONVICTED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 32 AND 34 OF KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT 1965) AND ACQUIT THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 AND 2 OF ALL THE CHARGES LEVELED AGAINST THEM.

THIS PETITION HAVING BEEN RESERVED FOR ORDERS, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, THE COURT PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:-