IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100199 OF 2025 (438(Cr.PC)/482(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

1. SMT. NIMBEVVA W/O. SHIDARAY BHAJANTRI, AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. KAKAMARI, TQ. ATHANI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591265.

2. HANAMANT S/O. SATYEPPA MANE, AGE. 59 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. MANAKAPUR, TQ. NIPPANI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591216.

3. RAVINDRA @ RAVI S/O. SHIDARAY BHAJANTRI, AGE. 29 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KAKAMARI, TQ. ATHANI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591265.

4. KRASHNAPPA @ CHINTU S/O. HANAMANT MANE, AGE. 31 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. MANAKAPUR, TQ. NIPPANI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591216.

Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF 5. SMT. SAVITA D/O. TAMMANNA K D D A H at R A e N : R 2 A W 0 T A 2 A D 5 K . 0 A B 2 E . N 06 CH BHAJANTRI @ SMT. SAVITA

15:06:38 +0530 W/O. LAXMAN BHAJANTRI, AGE. 30 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. BIDARI, TQ. JAMKHANDI, DIST. BAGALKOT-587301.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAHUL S.KUNTOJI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD, THROUGH PSI, ATHANI POLICE STATION, DIST. BELAGAVI-591304 …RES