IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1757 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

NAGARAJUNA S/O SUBBARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC: LABOURER, R/O PALAVALLI, PAVAGADA TALUK, TUMKURU DISTRICT - 561 202.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.B. UMESH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAVINDRA B. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed by AND:

SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA High Court of Karnataka BY PAVAGADA POLICE STATION, MADHUGIRI SUB-DIVISION, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 577 202.

(REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BENGALURU - 560 001) 2. SHRI MANJUNATHA S/O (NOT KNOWN TO PETITIONER)

AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, HC-360, PAVAGADA POLICE STATION, PAVAGADA TOWN, TUMAKURU DISTRICT- 577 202.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN C.C. NO. 1005/2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, PAVAGADA (CRIME NO. 198/2022 OF PAVAGADA POLICE STATION, CHARGE SHEETED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 78(3) OF KARNATAKA POLICE ACT 1963).

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADM