IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 143 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY WOMEN POLICE STATION, CENTRAL SUB-DIVISION, MANGALURU.

REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR.M.V., HCGP)

AND:

1. MARSHAL FERRAO, Digitally S/O., MANUEL FERRAO, signed by KAVYA R AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, Location: R/AT DOOR NO.2-125A, High court ARKANA SUBBI MOOLE HOUSE, of Karnataka KURNAD POST, PHAJEER, BANTWAL TALUK, D.K. DISTRICT - 574 199.

2. RICHARD D'SOUZA, S/O SAVIRA D'SOUZA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT SUNNANGALA HOUSE, VORKADY, KASARAGOD TALUK, KERALA STATE - 671 323.

3. SANTHOSH LOBO, S/O RICHARD LOBO, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT DOOR NO.1-83/2, BADAKABAIL HOUSE, BALTHILA VILLAGE AND POST, BANTWAL TALUK, D.K. DISTRICT - 574 253.

4. SMT. NASEEMA, W/O K.M. RAVOOF, AGED MAJOR, R/AT MANJANDAY MASJEED RENT HOUSE, MANJANADY, ULLAL TALUK, MANGALURU CITY, D.K. DISTRICT - 575 018.

…RESPONDENTS THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 CR.P.C (U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT M