- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:512 CRL.RP No. 100122 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100122 OF 2023 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SYED HANIF S/O SYED BASHA AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. PAINTER R/O. NOOR MOHALA, JAMIABAD HEBLE, BHATKAL, UTTAR KANNADA-581320. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B. ANWAR BASHA, ADVOCATE-ABSENT) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BHATKAL RURAL P.S. REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD-580001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. JAIRAM SIDDI, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SEC. 397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN CRL.APPEAL NO.163/2013 ON THE FILE OF PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE UTTARAKANNADA, KARWAR AND IN C.C. NO. 169/2013 ON THE FILE OF THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C. BHATKAL ALLOWTHIS REVISION PETITION AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER PASSED BY THE PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE UTTARA KANNADA KARWAR AND IN CRL.APPEAL NO. 163/2013 DATED 09.11.2021 AND ORDER PASSED IN C.C.NO. 169/2013 ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C. BHATKAL DATED 07.10.2013 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/SEC. 279, 337 AND 304(A) OF IPC, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:512 CRL.RP No. 100122 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. None appears for the petitioner. 2. Even on the last date of hearing, there was no representation. This Court had, suo motu, granted time to address arguments on the merits of the matter. What is called in question is the conviction of the petitioner for the offences under Sections 279, 337 and 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (for short, ‘the IPC’). 3. Despite granting sufficient time, the matter has not yet been admitted. 4. The revision petition itself is of the year 2023. Even on the last date of hearing, the time sought by the learned counsel for the petitioner was granted by this Court and the matter was posted to today. 5. Accordingly, the revision petition stands dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC CT-CMU LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 22