- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19215 CRL.RP No. 685 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 685 OF 2025 BETWEEN: KEERTHI K S/O KUMAR AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, BOREWELL POINT MANJEGOWDA HANE CHWODENAHALLI VILLAGEAND POST KIKKERI HOBLI, K R PETE TALUK MANDYA – 571 423 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIDYASAGAR. H. V., ADVOCATE) AND: RANGASWAMY D (MANJU) S/O SRI DASE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT NO.11, 7TH CROSS, MARUTHI NAGARA, KEMPEGWODA SHALE SANNAKKI BAILU, VRUSHABHAVATHINAGRA KAMAKSHIPALYA BANGALORE – 560 079 …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 CR.PC (FILED U/S 438 R/W 442 BNNS) PRAYING TO SET-ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 22.02.2025 IN C.C.NO.30749/2022, ORDER PASSED BY THE HONBLE XXI ACMM AT BANGALORE, ON THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER 311 OF CODE OF CRIMINAL Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19215 CRL.RP No. 685 of 2025 PROCEDURE AND PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO CROSS EXAMINATION OF PW-1. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER This Criminal Revision Petition is filed under Section 397 of Cr.P.C challenging the impugned order dated 22.02.2025 passed in C.C.No.30749/2022 by the XXI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, whereunder the application filed by the petitioner – accused under Section 311 of Cr.P.C seeking recall of P.W.1 for cross examination has been rejected. 2. The impugned order is an interim order. As per Sub-Section 2 of Section 397 of Cr.P.C, the Criminal Revision Petition does not lie against interim order. More so, the impugned order is passed by the XXI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru which is inferior Criminal Court to the Sessions Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19215 CRL.RP No. 685 of 2025 3. In view of the same, this Criminal Revision Petition is not maintainable. Hence, this Criminal Revision Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2