Sri.Rasheed K S v. Sri.a.Prabhakar Reddy
Criminal Revision Petition – maintainability – acquittal by First Appellate Court
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru (V Srishananda, J.), order dated 15.04.2026 in CRL.RP No. 603 of 2026: revision petition filed by complainant Rasheed K.S. (through S. Shiva Kumar, Advocate) against respondent/accused A. Prabhakar Reddy, seeking to set aside the acquittal dated 03.02.2026 by the I Addl District and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Rural (First Appellate Court) in Criminal Appeal No.33/2024 and restore the conviction/sentence dated 01.04.2024 by the CJM, Bengaluru Rural in C.C. No.6939/2018 under S.138 NI Act. Held: against an order of acquittal by the First Appellate Court, an appeal lies, not a revision petition; petition filed under Ss.397/401 CrPC dismissed as not maintainable; complainant given liberty to appeal; time spent before the High Court excluded from limitation. No monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Revision petition dismissed as not maintainable; the revision petitioner/complainant is entitled to file an appeal in accordance with law, with the time spent in this revision petition excluded while computing the period of limitation for the intended appeal.