CRL.A/433/2025 of SHASHIKALA Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 29 June 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 433 OF 2025 (A)

BETWEEN:

SHASHIKALA

W/O D.R. RAMESH,

AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,

R/AT NO.284, B BLOCK,

INDUSTRIAL AREA, SOG COLONY,

DAVANAGERE – 577 005.

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI. SUNIL S NARAYAN., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY HONNAHALLI POLICE STATION,

DAVANAGERE -577 217

REP BY ITS

STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

HIGH COURT COMPLEX,

BENGALURU - 560 001.

2.

DR. RAMESHA

S/O RAMAPPA,

MAJOR,

R/AT KULAGATTE VILLAGE,

HONNALLI TALUK,

Digitally

signed by

SUSHMA

LAKSHMI

B S

Location:

High

Court of

Karnataka

HC-KAR

DAVANAGERE – 577 217.

3.

LALITHAMMA

W/O RAMAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 87 YEARS,

R/AT KULAGATTE VILLAGE,

HONNALI TALUK,

DAVANAGERE – 577 217.

4.

SATHISHA.D.R

S/O RAMAPPA,

MAJOR,

R/AT KULAGATTE VILLAGE,

HONNALLI TALUK,

DAVANAGERE – 577 217.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. M. R. HIREMATHAD FOR R2 AND R4; R3 DIED)

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THIS CRL.A FILED U/S 372 OF CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE

FOR THE APPELLANT/S PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE

COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED

18.07.2020, PASSED BY THE I ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSION

JUDGE, DAVANAGERE, IN CRL.A.NO.107/2017, ACQUITTAL OF

THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO 4 AND CONFIRM THE JUDGEMENT

DATED 05.09.2017 PASSED BY THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND

JMFC, HONNALI, IN CC.NO.547/2014.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

HC-KAR

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH