IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ WRIT PETITION NO. 24835 OF 2024 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN: MR. SAGAR S/O. LATE MR. MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 80, NEXT TO ESHWAR TEMPLE, KOMMAGATTA, SULIKERE POST, BENGALURU-560 060.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAGARAJ R., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, BENGALURU, Digitally REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, signed by LAKSHMI T HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, Location:

BENGALURU-560 001.

High Court of Karnataka

2. MR. ASHOK THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER, BENGALURU RANGE, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1)

THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973, PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT DATED 12/08/2021 FILED BY R2 ( ANNEXURE-A) THE RESULTANT FOC/F.I.R. IN CRIME NO.25/2021 DATED 22.12.2021 (ANNEXURE-A1) AND THE CHARGE SHEET FILED IN CC NO. 20483/2022 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 2(2), (16), (31), (32), (36), SECTIONS 9, 39, 44, 48, 4