IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 3 OF 2026 (U/S 14(A) (2))

BETWEEN:

1. RAMALINGAM

S/O KISHNAKUMAR

AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/O SRI. RAMA NAGARA

BHADRA COLONY POST

BHADRAVATHI

SHIVAMOOGA DISTRICT - 577 201.

2. PUSHPA

W/O THANGAVELU

AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS

R/O #136, LEFT SIDE STREET

Digitally signed OF COOLIE WORKERS

by GEETHA P G

KANASINAKATTE, HOLEHONNURU

Location: HIGH

COURT OF SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 201.

KARNATAKA

3. RUKMINI

W/O SHEKHAR

AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/O SRI. RAMA NAGARA

BHADRA COLONY POST

BHADRAVATHI

SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 201.

…APPELLANTS

(BY SRI. GIRISH B.BALADARE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA CHANNARAYAPATTANA TOWN POLICE STATION CHANNARAYAPATTANA HASSAN DISTRICT.

REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001.

2. VIJAYA AGED MAJOR S/O NOT KNOWN R/O RANGAPURA AMBORE CITY, THIRUPUR TAMILNADU - 641 604.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. N.ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP FOR R1)

THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S 14(A)(2) OF SC/ST (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 2015 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 09.12.2025 PASSED BY THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSION AND SPL. JUDGE, AT HAS