IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13123 OF 2024 BETWEEN:

1. SRI MAHESHA S/O LATE BYRA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT DIDDAHALLI VILLAGE KODAGU DISTRICT - 01.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. PAVAN B.K., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY RANGE FOREST OFFICER, ANE CHOWKUR WILDLIFE RANGE, ANE CHOWKUR, REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 01.

Digitally …RESPONDENT signed by R (BY SRI. M.V. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1)

HEMALATHA Location: THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS)

High Court of BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS Karnataka HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR IN FOC NO.1/2020-2021 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 24(e) OF KARNATAKA FOREST ACT, 1963, SECTIONS 27,35,38(v) AND 51 OF WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT, 1972, REGISTERED BY DEPUTY RANGE FOREST OFFICER, ANECHOWKUR WILDLIFE RANGE, ANECHOWKUR AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN FOC NO.1/2020-2021, PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, PONNAMPET AGAINST THE PETITIONER.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER W