IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI

CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1494 OF 2024

(397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY BENGALURU METROPOLITAN

TASK FORCE, POLICE STATION

C.I.D., BENGALURU,

REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU.

…PETITIONER

(BY SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP)

AND:

1. C. NARAYANA

Digitally signed S/O CHANNAPPA

by ANUSHA V

AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS,

Location: High RETIRED EXECUTIVE ENGIEER,

Court of

RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR DIVISION,

Karnataka

R/AT NO.5/15, 2ND MAIN ROAD,

BYATARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU - 560 026.

NATIVE BOMMAPALLI CHINTAMANI TALUK,

CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT.

2. L.K SHIVANANDA

S/O KEMPEGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS,

RETIRED ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

BENGALURU R/AT NO. 405, 11TH CROSS, 15TH MAIN ROAD, J.P. NAGAR, II PHASE, BENGALURU - 560 078.

3. K.M. KUMARASWAMY S/O MARANNA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS JUNIOR ENGINEER, RAJARAJESHWARI NAGARA SUB DIVISION R/AT NO 375, 4^TH MAIN ROAD, 6TH B CROSS, AROGYA LAYOUT, ANNAPOORNESHWARI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 091 AND ALSO AT KARIOBANAHALLI, HIRIYURU TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 598.

4. N. MURALIDHAR S/O LATE M. NARAYANA AGED ABOUT