IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102397 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

ASHOK SIDDALINGAPPA SAYANNAVAR AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: GOKAK, DIST: BELAGAVI-591307.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAY K NAIK, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH GOKAK TOWN POLICE STATION DIST: BELAGAVI R/BY ADDITIONAL STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,DHARWAD.

…RESPONDENT (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), SEEKING TO:

Digitally signed by RAKESH S A) QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET IN CRIMINAL CASE NO.1626 HARIHAR (GOKAK TOWN P.S. CRIME NO.125/2008) FOR THE OFFENCE Location: High Court of Karnataka, U/S 133 OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1951 Dharwad Bench, Dharwad ONLY IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER (ACCUSED NO.1) IS CONCERNED.

B) THE CONSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASE NNO.1626/2011 FOR THE OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 133 OF THE REPRESENTEATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1951 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AN JMFC., GOKAK ONLY INSOFAR AS THE PETITIONER (ACCUSED NO.1) IS CONCERNED I