IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5194 OF 2024 BETWEEN:

1. KALPESH KOTHARI S/O DINESH KOTHARI, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.102, HARI NIVASA, 51^ST APARTMENT, SB SAMJA ROAD, KANKAPURA ROAD, BASAVANGUDI, BANGALORE-560 004. 2. DINESH KOTHARI S/O SUKHARAJAJI, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, 3. BHARATHI KOTHARI W/O DINESH KOTHARI, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T NO.2 AND 3 RESIDING AT Location:

WARD NO.16, MARKET GALLI, High Court of Karnataka JAMAKHANDI, BAGALKOT-587 301.

4. SHAMA KOTHARI D/O DINESH KOTHARI, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, C/O DINESH KOTHARI, WARD NO.16, MARKET GALLI, JAMAKHANDI, BAGALKOT-587 301.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KANCHANAMALA DESAI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY WOMEN POLICE STATION, MYSORE, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-01.

2. SMT. SONAM J JAIN W/O KALPESH KOTHARI, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.303, SHATRUNJAYA A WING, ADESHWARVATIKA, BANNUR ROAD, NAZARABAD, MYSORE CITY-570 010.

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

KUM./SMT. B.S. LAVANYA, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO QUA