IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104385 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

NIKIL NAIKAR AGE 40 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESSMAN R/O. SOMAPUR COMPLEX, 3RD CROSS, MANIKANT NAGAR, OPPOSITE TO AYYAPPA SWAMY TEMPLE, HEBBALLI TQ AND DIST DHARWAD 580112.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. GANAPATI M. BHAT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY POLICE SUB INSPECTOR SIRSI NEW MARKET POLICE STATION SIRSI REPRESENTED BY S.P.P.

CHANDRASHEKAR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA LAXMAN KATTIMANI DHARWAD BENCH AT DHARWAD 583011.

2. RATNA KURI W/O SANKAPPA KURI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN AGE 35 YEARS, OCC. PSI(LAW AND ORDER)

KATTIMANI SIRSI NEW MARKET POLICE STATION SIRSI Date: 2026.02.17 16:59:23 +0530 TQ SIRSI DIST UTTARA KANNADA 581401 REP.BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1;

NOTICE SERVED TO R2)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), SEEKING TO ALLOW THE CRIMINAL PETITION FILED U/SEC.528 OF BNSS, 2023 AND QUASH PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME NO.111/2025 OF SIRSI NEW MARKET POLICE STATION, SIRSI PENDING ON THE FILE OF