IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL REFERRED CASE NO.2/2024 C/W CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.2216/2024 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.2246/2024 IN CRIMINAL REFERRED CASE NO.2/2024:

BETWEEN:

1 . THE REGISTRAR GENERAL HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001. … COMPLAINANT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP)

AND:

1 . MR. JAYBAN ADIVASI @ JAY SINGH AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, 2 . MR. MUKESH SINGH AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, 3 . MR. MANISH THIRKI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 4.

… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIKRAM RAJ A., ADVOCATE FOR R1;

SRI. ASHWIN JOYSTON KUTINHA, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3;

SRI. TEJAS N., ADVOCATE FOR R4 [APPOINTED AS AMICUS CURIAE])

THIS CRIMINAL REFERRED CASE IS REGISTERED AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 366(1) OF CR.P.C. FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE SENTENCE OF DEATH PENALTY IMPOSED ON THE ACCUSED NO.1 - JAYBAN ADIVASI @ JAY SINGH, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, S/O JITENDRA SINGH @ SRIJITH SINGH, R/AT JUDAMADAYAR, SALIHA VILLAGE, KHALDA, PAVAYI TEHISIL, PANNA DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH STATE, ACCUSED NO.2 - MUKESH SINGH, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, S/O ESHWARI SINGH BIRBAHI, R/AT KALDA BACCHAN POST, PANNA DI