IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100559 OF 2021 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

M/S VENKATESHWARA POWER PROJECT LTD.

(SUGAR FACTORY)

POST. BEDAKIHAL,TQ. CHIKKODI REPRESENTED BY SHRI. RAKESH RAMGOUDA PATIL AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. SERVING AS CLERK IN VPP (S.F) LTD., R/O. BEDIKIHAL, TQ. CHIKKODI DIST. BELAGAVI, PIN CODE. 591214.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANJAY S. KATAGERI, ADVOCATE)

CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI AND:

SHRI. MANE RAMAHARI BABU Digitally signed by AGE. MAJOR, CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI OCC. HARVESTER AND TRANSPORT Date: 2026.02.12 16:54:45 +0530 CONTRACTOR OF SUGAR CANE R/O. ZAGADEWADIGALI TQ. BOOM, DIST. OSMANABAD MAHARASHTRA STATE, PIN CODE. 413106.

…RESPONDENT (NOTICE SERVED TO RESPONDENT)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 02/09/2020 PASSED BY THE ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHIKKODI IN C.C.NO.09/2014 (PCR NO.23/2012) REGARDING MAINTAINABILITY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER SECTION 142(2) OF THE AMENDED ACT ON N.I. ACT, 1881 AND ORDER DATED 29/09/2014 PASSED BY THEN I ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AN