IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3^RD DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRL.P. NO.5407/2024 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

1. MR. NIKHIL S/O MR. SRINIVAS AGED 23 YEARS, R/OF NO.185, 12^TH MAIN, NAGENDRA BLOCK, BANASHANKARI III STAGE BENGALURU-560085.

2. MR. ARAVIND S/O MR. R V VIJAY SHANKAR AGED 27 YEARS R/OF NO.551/51549, 1^ST BLOCK BANASHANKARI III STAGE BENGALURU-560085.

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3. MS. C R RASHMITHA Location: HIGH D/O MR. RANGASWAMY COURT OF KARNATAKA AGED 24 YEARS RESIDENT OF 5^TH CROSS BASAVESHWARA STREET JAYANAGAR EXTENSION CHIKKAMAGALURU-577101.

4. MS. RANJITHA W/O MR. ARAVIND AGED 27 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO.13, HANUMANTHANAGARA BANASHANKARI III STAGE BENGALURU-560085.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. I.S PRAMOD CHANDRA, ADV.)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ALUR POLICE STATION, HASSAN DISTRICT THROUGH THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001.

2. MR. T C VENKATESH INSPECTOR OF POLICE ALUR POLICE STATION HASSAN DISTRICT HASSAN-573213. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.R. PATIL, HCGP)

THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS COURT MAY BE PLEA