ORAL ORDER

The petitioners are before this court seeking the following prayer:

To quash the FIR registered by Respondent / Dharmasthala Police Station in Crime NO.81/2025 for the offence punishable under Section 79 and 80 of Karnataka Police Act - 1963 and Sec 112 of BNS, 2023, pending on the file of learned Additional Civil Judge & JMFC Court, Belthangady, Dakshina Kannada District in the interest of justice.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the issue in the lis stands covered by the judgment rendered by a co-ordinate bench of this Court in Crl.P.No.103022/2025 disposed on 07.08.2025, wherein it has held as follows:

1. “Accused Nos.1 to 20 in Crime No.114 of 2025 registered by Sirsi Rural Police Station, Uttara Kannada District, for the offences punishable under Sections 79 & 80 of the Karnataka Police Act , 1963 and Section 112 of BNS, 2023 have approached this Court in these two petitions filed under Section 528 of BNSS 2023, with a prayer to quash the entire proceedings in the aforesaid case,