IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1591 OF 2026 (482(Cr.PC) /

528(BNSS) BETWEEN:

1. NAVEEN V @ NAVEEN S/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT NO. 21, GOWDRUMANE

6TH MAIN ROAD, OPPOSITE SBI ATM, VENKATASWAMAPPA BADAVANE, AGS LAYOUT, AREHALLI, SUBRAMANYAPURA, Digitally signed BENGALURU - 560 061.

by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High 2. ABHISHEK S Court of Karnataka S/O SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT 210, 4TH MAIN, 5TH CROSS, NEAR TEJA MEDICLE, SRINIVASANAGAR, BSK 3RD STAGE, BANASHANKARI, BENGALURU - 560 050.

3. HARISH KUMAR. V.K.

S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT 33, 2ND MAIN, NEAR NARAGUNDA COLLEGE.

DATTATREYA NAGARA, HOSAKEREHALLI, BSK 3RD STAGE, BANASHANKARI, BENGALURU - 560 085.

4. DILEEP B.K @ DILEEP KUMAR B.K. S/O KRISHNA B.M @ KRISHNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT 690, 8TH CROSS, 8TH BLOCK, SMV LAYOUT, RAJARATHNAM ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 091.

5. SURYA KUMAR. J S/O JAYARAMU AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT NO. 22, 4TH CROSS, KAVERI NAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 085.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH M.R, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BY GIRINAGARA P.S