- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010657052026 NC: 2026:KHC:53427 CRL.RP No. 1512 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1512 OF 2026 BETWEEN: H.S.SRIMATHI, D/O LATE SHAMANNACHAR, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT. NO.49, 3RD CROSS, MODEL HOUSE STREET, N R COLONY, BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE - 560 004. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DALWAI VENKATESH, ADVOCATE) AND: RUKMINI N, W/O SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT NO.138, 4TH CROSS, 5TH MAIN, PAPANNA BLOCK, GANGANAGAR, BENGALURU - 5600. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 CR.PC (FILED U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 01.07.2026 PASSED BY THE LEARNED LXVI ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU IN CRL.A.NOL1509/2023 CONSEQUENTIAL CONFIRM THE JUDGMENT AND CONFIRM THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010657052026 NC: 2026:KHC:53427 CRL.RP No. 1512 of 2026 CONVICTION DATED 21.09.2023 PASSED BY THE XVI A.C.M.M IN C.C.NO.8483/2019 AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the revision petitioner has filed a memo dated 25.09.2026 which reads as under: "It is submitted that, the petitioner mistakenly filed Criminal Revision Petition instead of Appeal against the judgment of acquittal passed in Crl.A.No.1509/2023 dt.1.07.2026, hence the petitioner humbly prays that this Hon'ble High Court may kindly be pleased to permit to convert the Revision Petition to Appeal in the interest of justice." 2. As per Section 419 (4) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,2023 (in short 'BNSS'), the appeal against acquittal is maintainable and not the revision petition. 3. Therefore, the memo is allowed. The revision petitioner is permitted to convert the criminal revision Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010657052026 NC: 2026:KHC:53427 CRL.RP No. 1512 of 2026 petition into criminal appeal, if he obtains special leave in the appeal. For statistical purpose, the criminal revision petition stands disposed of. (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE SSD List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1 Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA