- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15857 CRL.RP No. 363 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 363 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI. B T SHIVAKUMAR S/O THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OCCUPATION-AGRICULTURIST R/A BOMMANAHALLI VILLAGE K.BIDARE POST, SINGATAGERE HOBLI KADUR TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU (D) -577 138. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUBBAIYA S., ADVOCATE, -ABSENT-) AND: SRI. B JAGADEESHA S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS OCCUPATION-CONTRACTOR R/A G KOPPALU VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, KADUR TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU (D) - 577 548. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K S GANESHA., ADVOCATE, -ABSENT-) THIS CRL.RP FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO a) SET ASIDE THE Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15857 CRL.RP No. 363 of 2023 IMPUGNED ORDER AND JUDGMENT DATED 13.01.2023 PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHIKKAMGALURU WHEREIN THE APPEAL WAS ALLOWED IN PARTY ORDER OF CONVICTION AND ORDER OF SENTENCE WAS MODIFIED IN CRL.A.NO.209/2022 (b) SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 18.11.2022 PASSED BY THE LEARNED II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., KADUR IN C.C.NO.1007/2016 AND ACQUIT THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION. ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER None appears for the petitioner. Even on the last date of hearing, there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner. 2. The revision petition is of the year 2023, till today, the matter is not yet admitted. The sentence ordered by the Trial Magistrate and confirmed by the First Appellate Court is not yet suspended. In other words, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15857 CRL.RP No. 363 of 2023 accused who is a convict is roaming around freely for a period of three years. The matter was also referred to Lok- Adalath on 24th April, 2025, wherein there was no settlement before it. Accordingly, revision petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE DH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38