- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13451 CRL.RP No. 369 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 369 OF 2026 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS) BETWEEN: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHIKKAJAJUR POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU. …PETITIONER (BY SRI K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER) AND: 1. KUBERNAIKA S/o KOMYANAIKA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST 2. B .RAVINAIKA, S/o LATE BANANAIKA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, COOLIE WORK 3. MANJANAIKA B., S/o LATE BANANAIKA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, COOLIE WORK 4. RAMESHNAIKA, S/o BANANAIKA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, Digitally signed by R MANJUNATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13451 CRL.RP No. 369 of 2026 COOLIE WORK A1 TO A4 ARE R/O AT IYNALLI VILLAGE, HOLALKERE TALUK. 5. HANUMANTHANAIKA, S/o LATE BANANAIKA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, R.R.NO.1895, K NO.275: B 148:3, RAMAPPA CIRCLE, SRIRAMANGARA, 7TH CROSS, 6TH MAIN, TUMKURU 6. SOMLANAIKA, S/o LATE BANANAIKA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, VENKATAPURA, NEAR MARAMMA TEMPLE, KORAMANGALAL, BENGALURU 7. SUNILNAIKA, S/o LATE BANANAIKA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 2ND BLOCK, VENKARAPURA, NEAR MARAMMA TEMPLE, KORAMANGALA, BENGLAURU A5 TO A7 PERMANENTLY, R/o IYNAHALLI VILLAGE, KADUR POST, B.DURGA HOBLI, HOLALKERE TALUK …RESPONDENTS THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W 401 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE(FILED UNDER SECTION 438 R/W 442 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 29.11.2019 PASSED BY THE PRL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT HOLALKERE FOR THE OFFENCE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13451 CRL.RP No. 369 of 2026 PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 465, 468, 420 R/W 34 OF IPC AND ALSO ORDER DATED 04.10.2025 PASSED BY THE PRL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT CHITRADURGA, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 465,468,420 R/W 34 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE IN CRL.A.NO.28/2020. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri K. Nageshwarappa, learned High Court Government Pleader for the revision petitioner. 2. State is the revision petitioner challenging the order of acquittal passed by the learned Trial Magistrate in C.C.No.253/2008 acquitting the accused for the offences punishable under Section 420, 465 and 468 r/w Section 149 of Indian Penal Code which was confirmed in Crl.A.No.28/2020. 3. Taking note of the concurrent findings of the fact that the prosecution failed to establish any one of the ingredient to attract the offence punishable under Section 420, 465 and 468 of Indian Penal Code, this Court in the revisional jurisdiction does not find any good grounds to admit the appeal for further consideration. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13451 CRL.RP No. 369 of 2026 4. Accordingly, the following: ORDER (i) Admission is declined. (ii) Revision petition is dismissed. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE MR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12