IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6412 OF 2023 BETWEEN:

1. SRI. KARTHIKEYAN SUNDARAM, SON OF SUNDARAM, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.14, 3^RD CROSS, MUNIYAPPA LAYOUT, ADUGODI, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU – 560 030.

2. SMT. SAVITHRI SUNDARAM, WIFE OF SUNDARAM, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.14, 3^RD CROSS, MUNIYAPPA LAYOUT, Digitally signed ADUGODI, BENGALURU CITY, by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY BENGALURU – 560 030.

Location: High Court of Karnataka

3. SRI SUNDARAM, SON OF LATE ANGUSWAMY, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.14, 3^RD CROSS, MUNIYAPPA LAYOUT, ADUGODI, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU – 560 030.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI B.N.SURESH BABU, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY BASAVANAGUDI WOMENS P.S, BENGALURU – 560 006, REPRESENTED BY LEARNED HCGP. 2. SMT. JEEVITHA KARTHIKEYAN, WIFE OF S.KARTHIKEYAN (NOW DIVORCED), AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.46, 4^TH MAIN ROAD, NEAR BALAJI KALYANA MANTAPA, BSK 2^ND STAGE, BENGALURU – 560 085.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1; SRI B.N.ANJAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO Q