IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12258 OF 2024 BETWEEN:

1. SHIVALEELA B. KODAD W/O BASAVARAJA M.KODAD, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS.

2. BASAVARAJA M. KODAD S/O LATE MAHANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, BOTH RESIDING AT KASHIPURA MAIN ROAD, SIDDARAMA EXTENSION, 2^ND CROSS, ”SAISTHUTHI NILAYA”, VINOBHA NAGARA, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J SHIVAMOGGA – 577 204.

KARISHETTY …PETITIONERS Location: High Court of Karnataka (BY SRI T.SESHAGIRI RAO, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHITRADURGA WOMENS POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA.

2. SMT. LAKSHMI B.T., W/O SHARATH B.K., CURRENTLY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT AMOGHA LAYOUT, BANK COLONY, CHITRADURGA TOWN, CHITRADURGA.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1;

SRI PAVAN KUMAR N., ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER OF COGNIZANCE DATED 13.10.2024 ONE PASSED BY THE COURT OF THE I A.S.C.J AND J.M.F.C CHITRADURGA FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 506, 34, 498A, 504, 323 OF IPC AND SEC.3 AND 4 OF D.P ACT FOUND AT ANNEXURE-A AND CONS