N K Radhamohan v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Complainant-side appeal under S.372 CrPC / S.413 BNSS challenging acquittal after re-appreciation; mischief by fire (S.435 IPC) with attempted offence (S.511 IPC) and criminal intimidation (S.506 IPC) r/w S.34 IPC; criminal charge founded on disputed Bagar Hukum possession of Sy.No.92 (Talaguppa Hobli, Sagar Taluk, Shivamogga) held civil in substance, with prior Sub-Inspector enquiry (Exs.D1-D2) recording the dispute as civil; acquittal upheld; Karnataka HC single-judge oral judgment by M.G.S. Kamal, 06-03-2026; CRL.A No. 386 of 2026; NC: 2026:KHC:13867; trial C.C.No.178/2018, Prl. Civil Judge & JMFC Sagar; first appeal Crl.A.No.10056/2025, V Addl. Dist. & Sessions Judge, Shivamogga (Sitting at Sagar).
What did the court decide?
As rightly taken note of by the First Appellate Court, there is admittedly a civil dispute between the appellant and the accused with regard to the land in Sy.No.92.