- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010657482026 NC: 2026:KHC:53749 CRL.RP No. 1521 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. 1521 OF 2026 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: H M SATHISH S/O. MAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEAR OCC: AGRI AND BUSINESS R/O: NANDI DIGITAL PHOTO STUDIO NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, CHANNAGIRI TQ: CHANNAGIRI, DIST: DAVANAGERE. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P. MANJUNATHA, ADVOCATE) AND: R.P. DEVARAJ S/O R.M PALAKSHAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEAR. R/O. C/O. THEERTHALINGAPPA, NANDI THEERTHANILAYA, 2ND CROSS, 2ND STAGE, DAMODARA COLONY, HUDCO, VINOBHA NAGAR, OPPOSITE VEGETABLE MANDI, SHIVAMOGGA CITY TQ AND DISTRICT: SHIVAMOGGA. …RESPONDENT Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010657482026 NC: 2026:KHC:53749 CRL.RP No. 1521 of 2026 THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 CR.P.C (U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT OF ALLOWING THE APPEAL ORDER DATED 31.07.2026 IN CRL.A.NO.159/2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DAVANAGERE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. ORAL ORDER Office has raised the objection regarding maintainability of the criminal revision petition. 2. Initially the accused was convicted in criminal case and then he was acquitted in criminal appeal. 3. Against acquittal, as per Section 419 (4) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short 'BNSS'), with special leave of the court, criminal appeal can be filed, but revision petition is not maintainable in law. Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010657482026 NC: 2026:KHC:53749 CRL.RP No. 1521 of 2026 4. Hence, revision petition is disposed of with a liberty to the revision petitioner to file appropriate criminal appeal. (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE rs List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1 Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA