IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 105179 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

SHRI. RAGHAVENDRA S/O DAYANAND PAI, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. RAJMARGA, SIDDAPUR TOWN, TQ AND DIST. SIDDAPUR.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. ARAVIND D. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. R.H. ANGADI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA (SIDDAPUR POLICE STATION)

R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580011.

CHANDRASHEKAR …RESPONDENT LAXMAN KATTIMANI (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP)

Digitally signed by THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S.

CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL Date: 2026.02.19 16:08:44 +0530 PROCEEDINGS IN SIDDAPUR P.S. CRIME NO.156/2025, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 78 (3) OF KP ACT, PENDING IN C.C. NO. 524/2025, ON THE FILE OF CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, SIDDAPUR, SO FAR AS PETITIONER WHO IS ARRAYED AS ACCUSED NO.2.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA)

Heard Sri Ara