Reserved on : 03.03.2026 Pronounced on : 13.03.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION No.28739 OF 2024 (GM - RES)

BETWEEN:

1 . SRI GOPAL JOSHI S/O LATE VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS.

2 . VIJAYA LAKSHMI JOSHI S.G., W/O SHIVARUDRAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, NO.47, PRAKRUTHI, 8^TH MAIN 1^ST CROSS, SHARAD COLONY BASVESHWARANAGAR BENGALURU – 560 079.

3 . AJAY JOSHI S/O GOPAL JOSHI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS PETITIIONERS NO.1 AND 3 ARE RESIDING AT: NO.19, INDIRA COLONY, NAGASHETTIKOPPA, NEAR SBI COLONY, KESHWAPURA, HUBLI, DHARWAD – 580 023 [PRESENTLY ALL PETITIONERS IN DURESS /POLICE CUSTODY IN 1^ST RESPONDENT STATION]

... PETITIONERS (BY SRI D.R.RAVISHANKAR, SR.ADVOCATE A/W SRI MAYUR D.BHANU, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BASAVESHWARA NAGAR POLICE STATION BASAVESHWARA NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 079.

REPRESENTED BY ITS HCGP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001.

2 . SMT.SUNITHA CHAUVAN W/O DEVANAND AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS RESIDING AT: PLOT NO.302 BRIGADE GATEWAY YESHWANTHAPURA BENGALURU – 560 022 PERMANANT R/O: NO.M-I-J-141 DEVATHA NIVAS, KHB COLONY SOLAPUR ROAD VIJAYAPURA –