- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010538132026 NC: 2026:KHC:56036 CRL.RP No. 1237 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1237 OF 2026 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. THE TAHSILDAR AND THE REGISTRAR OF BIRTH AND DEATH, BELTHANGADY TALUK …PETITIONER (BY SRI.VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) AND: 1. MR. SHANTHI PRASAD S/O NEMIRAJ SHETTY, AGED 60 YEARS, R/O 3-85 (37) BNYS QUARTERS, UJIRE VILLAGE AND POST, BELTHANGADY TALUK, DK DISTRICT …RESPONDENT (NIL) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 CR.P.C (U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) BY THE SPP FOR THE ADVOCATE PETITIONER - STATE PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DTD 04.10.2025 BY THE COURT OF VI ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, D.K., MANGALURU, BY ALLOWING THE RP. Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010538132026 NC: 2026:KHC:56036 CRL.RP No. 1237 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 The learned High Court Government Pleader for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 07.10.2026 seeking conversion of the revision petition into a criminal petition. 2. The memo reads as under: "Under signed most humbly prays this Hon'ble Court that the State herein is the petitioner by oversight state has preferred this Revision Petition. The State may be permitted to convert this criminal revision petition to criminal petition under the provision of Section 528 of BNSS in the interest of justice." 3. Considering the aforesaid submission and the request made in the memo, the revision petition is permitted to be converted into a criminal petition. 4. The memo is placed on record. Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010538132026 NC: 2026:KHC:56036 CRL.RP No. 1237 of 2026 5. For statistical purposes, the revision petition stands disposed of. (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE SPV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4 Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA