- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3743 CRL.RP No. 118 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 118 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SMT. RATHNA W/O LATE MURALI AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/A.DOOR NO.489 BUILDING NO.89 KHB APARTMENTS KENGERI UPANAGARA BENGALURU - 560 060. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SRINIVASA K, ADV.) AND: SMT. LAKSHMI W/O SHIVANANDA SHIGAONKAR AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/A. NO.1/B, CHOWDESHWARINAGAR NEAR KALIKAMBA TEMPLE LAGGERE, BENGALURU - 560 058. …RESPONDENT 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 PASSED BY THE LXIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-64) IN CRL.A.NO.1612/2023 DTD 05.11.2023 DTD 05.11.2025 AND CONSEQUENTLY RESTORE THE JUDGEMENT PASSED BY THE ADDL. SMALL CAUSE JUDGE COURT AND ACMM, BENGALURU IN CC.NO.9538/2021 DTD 13.10.2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3743 CRL.RP No. 118 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal against the impugned judgment and order of acquittal. She has also filed a memo to the said effect. 2. The submission and memo are taken on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. All contentions urged are left open. 4. Registry to return the certified copy of the papers to learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining a photostat copy of the same. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13