IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 31^ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102131 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)-)

BETWEEN:

1. SIDDALINGAYYA S/O PARAPPAYYA MARIYANNAVAR, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER, R/O: KANAVIHOSUR, TQ: GADAG, DIST: GADAG- 582 103.

2. NAGARAJ S/O HANAMAPPA GINI, AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER, R/O: SANDIGAWAD, TQ: GADAG, DIST: GADAG- 582 209.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. G.S. MOT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, GADAG RURAL POLICE STATION, HUBBALLI, Dig itally signed by RAKESH S REP BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HARIHAR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, Location: High Court of DHARWAD BENCH, AT: DHARWAD.

Karnataka, …RESPONDENT Dharwad Bench, Dharwad (BY SRI. T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 IS PRAYING TO QUASH THE COGNIZANCE DATED 16.10.2021 AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO. 1 AND 2/PETITIONERS IN GADAG RURAL PS CRIME NO. 03/2021 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC II COURT, AT GADAG IN C.C.NO. 3173/2021 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 3 AND 7 OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT 1955, IN THE INTEREST OF