IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO.105348 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

SRI RAVI KULLOLLI AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, PROP. MAHANTESH ENTERPRISES, OPP. POLICE STATION, LOKAPUR-587122, TQ. MUDHOL, DIST. BAGALKOTE.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI.N.L. BATAKURKI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH SHRI M.R. NAGUR, AGE: 47 YEARS, FERTILIZER INSPECTOR CUM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, O/O. JOINT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, BAGALKOTE-587101, TQ. AND DIST. BAGALKOTE, REP. BY SPP, AG OFFICE, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD.

Digitally signed by VIJAYALAKSHMI VIJAYALAKSHMI …RESPONDENT M KANKUPPI M KANKUPPI D 10 a : t 4 e 0 : : 2 5 0 0 2 + 6. 0 0 5 2 3 .1 0 0 (BY SMT.MALA BHUTE, AGA)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER OF ISSUE OF PROCESS FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER CLAUSE 19 OF FERTILIZER (CONTROL) ORDER, 1985 R/W. SECTION 3 AND 7 OF THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT BY THE PRIL. CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., MUDHOL IN CC NO.573/2021 DATED 15.07.2021 AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE COMPLAINT AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1/PETITI