- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:199 CRL.RP No. 1386 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1386 OF 2025 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. D M NAGARAJU, S/O LATE MUNISWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/AT NO. 14/3, 8TH CROSS, GOKULA 1ST STAGE, 2ND PHASE, NEAR ANJANAIAH TEMPLE, DEVANARA PLAYA, GOKULA EXTENSION BENGALURU NORTH, MSRIT, BENGALURU - 560 054. (SENIOR CITIZENSHIP NOT CLAIMED) …PETITIONER (BY SMT.MONISHA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VIJAY SIMHA M D., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI ANIL S, S/O SHIVANNA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT NO.13, NEAR RAMANAHALLI BUS STOP, RAMANAHALLI, BIDADI HOBLI, RAMNAGARA TAULK, KARNATAKA - 562 109. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C (U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:199 CRL.RP No. 1386 of 2025 TO A. SET-ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT DATED 22.08.2025, IN CRL. A.NO.726/2024 PASSED BY THE LD. LVII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE CCH-59 AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that this Criminal revision petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a criminal appeal as provided under Section 419(4) of BNSS, 2023 assailing the judgment and order of acquittal passed in Crl.A.No.726/2024 by the Court of LVIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru City dated 22.08.2025. He has filed a memo to the said effect. 2. The submission and memo is taken on record. Accordingly, this Criminal revision petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:199 CRL.RP No. 1386 of 2025 3. Registry is directed to return the certified copies of the documents to the learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining the Photostat copy of the same. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KVR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10