Karnataka High Court
CRL.RP/1432/2026 of NAGARAJU N M Vs SADANANDA on 29 September 2026
CNR: KAHC010625172026 NC: 2026:KHC:54684 CRL.RP No. 1432 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1432 OF 2026 BETWEEN: NAGARAJU N.M., S/O MADAVARAJ, AGED ABOUT 42
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.
CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1432 OF 2026
BETWEEN:
NAGARAJU N.M.,
S/O MADAVARAJ,
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,
R/O NUGGEHALLI VILLAGE
AND HOBLI,
CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK,
HASSAN DISTRICT,
KARNATAKA - 573 131.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. K.R.NAGARAJA., ADVOCATE)
AND:
SADANANDA,
S/O MALLEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,
R/O MUDLAPURA VILLAGE,
BAGUR HOBLI,
CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK,
HASSAN DISTRICT,
KARNATAKA - 573 111.
…RESPONDENT
THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401(FILED U/S.438
R/W SEC.442 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE
JUDGMENT DATED 17.07.2026 IN CRL.A.NO.39/2026 ON THE
FILE OF THE IV ADDL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE,
K B GEETHA
HC-KAR
HASSAN SITTING AT CHANNARAYAPATNA BY ALLOWING THE
ABOVE REVISION AND CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT AND
ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 03.01.2026 IN C.C.NO.557/2018
ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL CIVIL JUDGE AND JUDICIAL
MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS, CHANNARAYAPATNA.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.
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ORAL ORDER
The learned counsel for the revision petitioner has filed a memo dated 10.09.2026 which reads as under: "The undersigned counsel for the petitioner submits that office of Registry raised objection that the Criminal Revision Petition on hand is not maintainable against the impugned judgment of acquittal of Appellate Court under Section 419(4) of the BNSS. In the light of the above noted office objection the undersigned counsel prays kind good self of this Hon'ble Court to convert the Criminal Revision Petitioner as Criminal Appeal under Section 419(4) of the BNSS 2023 to meet the ends of justice."
2. As per Section 419 (4) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,2023 (in short 'BNSS'), the appeal
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against acquittal is maintainable and not the revision petition.
3. Therefore, the memo is allowed. The revision petitioner is permitted to convert the criminal revision petition into criminal appeal, if he obtains special leave in the appeal.
For statistical purpose, the Criminal Revision Petition stands disposed of.
(GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE
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Digitally Signed By: K B GEETHA