Reserved on : 03.03.2026 Pronounced on : 25.03.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION No.143 OF 2026 (GM -RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR S/O LATE R.S.V RATHNAM AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS R/AT PANCHAGIRI ASHRAM VEDA VIGNAM MAHA VIDYA PEETA (VVMP), UDAYAPURA HALLI BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK BENGALURU – 560 082 SHOWN IN FIR AS SRI RAVI SHANKAR ART OF LIVING ASHRAM ... PETITIONER (BY SRI S.SRIRANGA, SR.ADVOCATE A/W SRI P.PRASANNA KUMAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BENGALURU METROPOLITAN TASK FORCE POLICE STATION (BMTF)

BENGALURU CITY REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU – 560 001.

2 . LAKSHMAN GOWDA S., S/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS INSPECTOR OF POLICE BENGALURU OFFICE OF BENGALURU METROPOLITAN TASK FORCE POLICE STATION (BMTFF)

BENGALURU CITY BBMP HEAD OFFICE BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 002.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.A.BELLIAPPA, SPP-I A/W SRI THEJESH P, HCGP)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT IN CRIME NO.201/2025 DATED 19.0