IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 18th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.RACHAIAH CRIMINAL PETITION NO.104054 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528 (BNSS))

BETWEEN:

MR. FAYAZ S/O. BABASAHEB KHONDUNAYAK, AGE. 23 YEARS, OCC. STUDENT, R/O. SAI NAGAR, MUNAVALLI VILLAGE, TAL. SAUNDATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591126.

...PETITIONER (BY SRI. Z.M. HATTARKI, ADVOCATE AND SRI. ARZOO M.MULLA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY VIDYANAGAR POLICE STATION, HUBBALLI, REPRESENTED BY S.P.P., HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, AT DHARWAD-560001.

2. MRS. GEETA W/O. NIRANJANAYYA HIREMATH, AGE. 43 YEARS, OCC. HOME MAKER, R/O. H.NO.9, BASAV NAGAR, ANCHATGERI LAYOUT, PB ROAD, BIDNAL, HUBBALLI-580028.

RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN Y.DEVAREDDIYAVARA, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. RAGHAVENDRA S.MUTTGIKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023), PRAYING TO, QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER ON DEPOSITION OF PW- 1/CW-6 DATED 27/09/2025 BY REJECTING THE OBJECTION RAISED BY THE DEFENCE COUNSEL IN VIDYA NAGAR PS CRIME NO.47/2024 SC NO.5066/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 302, 341, 506 OF IPC PENDING BEFORE THE I^ST ADD