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M. NAGAPRASANNA
Sabine Baechler, D/o Mr. Kanis Baechler – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka – Respondent
ORDER :
The petitioners in all these cases are accused 1 to 12 in Crime No.278 of 2022 registered pursuant to a private complaint filed by the complainant/2nd respondent, for offences punishable under Sections 354(A), 107, 500, 506, 120B and 34 of the IPC. The complainant is the same. Therefore, all these petitions are taken up together and considered by this common order.
2. Shorn of unnecessary details, facts in brief germane, are as follows:-
Before embarking upon noticing the facts, I deem it appropriate to notice respective petitions filed by the accused. Criminal Petition No.4476 of 2023 is preferred by accused No.4; Criminal Petition No.662 of 2023 by accused No.1; Criminal Petition No.743 of 2023 by accused No.3; Criminal Petition No.1317 of 2023 by accused Nos.5, 6, 8, 9 and 12; Criminal Petition No.1320 of 2023 by accused Nos. 10 and 11; Criminal Petition No.3289 of 2023 by accused No.7; Criminal Petition No.4646 of 2023 by accused No.2, The conglomeration of these cases are by all the accused in a particular crime viz., Crime No.278 of 2022.
3. The backdrop of registration of crime, is that the petitioner in Criminal Petition No.4476 of 2023 is the Director and Head of Contr
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