- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010627072026 NC: 2026:KHC:53748 CRL.RP No. 1425 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1425 OF 2026 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, DAVANGERE REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU-560 001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M. SRINIVAS KUMAR, HCGP) AND: VEERAIAH S/O MAHESHWARAIAH MATHOD, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O VASANA VILLAGE, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577 001. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W SECTION 401 CR.PC (FILED U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL DATED 17.12.2019 PASSED IN C.C. NO.2662/2012 BY JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, FIRST CLASS, SECOND CLASS, DAVANGERE CITY, ACQUITTED THE RESPONDENT OF THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE KARNATAKA MOTOR VEHICLE ACT, 1957, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY THE LEARNED I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DAVANGERE IN CRL.A.06/2020 DATED 20.09.2025 AND RECORD ACQUITTAL OF THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED BY ALLOWING THE ABOVE REVISION PETITION AND ETC. Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010627072026 NC: 2026:KHC:53748 CRL.RP No. 1425 of 2026 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP has filed a memo of even date, which reads as under : "The undersigned prays this Hon'ble Court that, the State herein as petitioner has challenged the Judgment and Order of acquittal passed by the both Lower Court and Appellate Court. Therefore, permit the State to convert the above Criminal Revision Petition to Criminal Appeal as per the provisions of BNSS 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: KAHC010627072026 NC: 2026:KHC:53748 CRL.RP No. 1425 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 rs List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7 Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA