IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1218 OF 2019

BETWEEN:

1. SRI. K.N. SHANTHA KUMAR

S/O. LATE SRI. K.A. NETTAKALAPPA

AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS

EDITOR

PRAJAVANI KANNADA NEWSPAPER

EDITORIAL OFFICE

NO.515, 516/2, SHRAMAJEEVI COMPLEX

P.B. ROAD,

DAVANAGERE - 02

PRESENTLY WORKING AT

#75, MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD

POST BOX NO.5331

BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. SRI. S SHIVARAMAKRISHNA S/O LATE SRI T.S. SHIVASWAMY

AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS

Digitally signed PRINTER & PUBLISHER

by PRASHANTH

PRAJAVANI KANNADA NEWSPAPER

N V

Location: High RAJ HANS PVT LTD., PLOT NO.13

Court of KIADB INDUSTRIAL AREA

Karnataka

LOKIKERE ROAD

DAVANAGERE - 577 002.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI: S S NAGANAND, SR. ADVOCATE FOR

SMT: SUMANA NAGANAND, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI MALLIKARJUNJAPPA

S/O MUSTARAPPA

AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS

ADVOCATE

RESIDING AT GUMMANARU VILLAGE GUDHAL POST, ANAGODU HOBLI DAVANAGERE - 577 512.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI: G NATARAJ, ADVOCATE (AB))

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 06.12.2012 AS PER ANNEXURE-A PASSED THEREIN IN C.C.NO.2080/2012 PENDING IN THE COURT OF THE I-JMFC, DAVANAGERE TAKING COGNIZANCE OF THE OFFENCE UNDE