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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR
Suresh @ Surendra, S/o. Muthaiah – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka, rep. by Periyapatna Police Station, Mysore District, Represented By Its State Public Prosecutor, High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru – Respondent
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| 1. factual background of the petitioners. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. arguments presented by the appellants. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
ORDER :
(S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR, J.)
In these petitions, the petitioners seek quashing of the proceedings in SC.No.303/2022 pending on the file of VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge at Hunsur. 2. The petitioner in Crl.P.No.120/2025 is arraigned as accused No.3 while the petitioners in Crl.P.No.14131/2024 are arraigned as accused Nos.1 and
2 in the impugned proceedings.
3. It is an undisputed fact of the matter that the petitioner in Crl.P.No.120/2025 is none other than the brother-in-law and petitioner No.1 in Crl.P.No.14131/2024 is none other than the brother of Late Prakash, who is the father of respondent No.2-de facto complainant and petitioner No.2 in Crl.P.No.14131/2024 is the wife of accused No.1.
4. Respondent No.2-de facto complainant filed the instant complaint on 20.09.2020 inter alia contending that on 19.09.2020, the petitioners-accused persons attempted to trespass to the property of the father of respondent No.2, which he acquired under a partition between himself and his brother and the petitioners having instigated and
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