IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11077 OF 2024 BETWEEN:

SRI. MANJUNATHA S/O SHANKARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/A JANGAMAKOTE VILLAGE, SHIDLAGHATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562 105.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. KALEEMULLA SHARIFF, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. NAVEEN S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed b y REPRESENTED BY LAKSHMI T SHIDLAGHATTA RURAL P.S., Location:

High Court SHIDLAGHATTA CIRCLE, of Karnataka CHIKKABALLAPURA, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SRI. VIJAY KUMAR S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/A JANGAMAKOTE VILLAGE, SHIDLAGHATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562 105.

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

SRI. SRIKANTH N.V., ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THE MEMORANDUM OF CRIMINAL PETITION BY QUASHING THE CHARGE SHEET IN C.C.NO.20/2024 (CRIME NO.259/2023) ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SHIDLAGHATTA INITIATED AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED BASED ON THE COMPLAINT FILED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 FOR THE OF