IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103156 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

1. SMT. SHANTAMMA W/O DURAGAPPA MAILAR, AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: SHIVALING NAGAR, 1^ST CROSS, TQ: AND DIST: HAVERI-581 110.

2. NAGARAJ S/O DURGAPPA MAILAR, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: SHIVALING NAGAR, 1^ST CROSS, TQ: AND DIST: HAVERI-581 110.

3. SMT. SHAKUNTALA @ PUSHPA W/O SANNAGUDDAPPA MAYAPPANAVAR, Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B R/O: 1^ST CROSS, MARUTI NAGAR, SHELAR Location: HIGH MOHANKUMAR COURT OF TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI-581 115.

B SHELAR KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH … PETITIONERS Date: 2025.01.10 12:40:21 +0530 (BY SRI. PRUTHVIRAJ P. HITTALAMANI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH HAVERI WOMAN POLICE STATION, R/BY IT’S STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENCH AT DHARWAD-580 01.

2. SMT. KAVITA W/O TIPPESHKUMAR MAILAR, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: SHIVALING NAGAR, HAVERI, NOW RESIDNG AT: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI-581 115.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEENA Y. DEVAREDDIYAVARA, HCGP FOR R1;

SRI. T. BASAVANAGOUDA, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

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