IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100152 OF 2026 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

SHAIK ABDUL AJEEJ S/O ABDUL NABI AGE 68 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED ENGINEER, R/O. P.NO. 34 B.C. MULLIAH LAYOUT, T.B. SANITORIUM BALLARY, BALLARY CANTONMENT KARNATAKA 583104.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.S. SANGATI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, COWL BAZAR P.S., BALLARY CITY, SUB DIVISION R/BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING DHARWAD 580011.

CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN 2. SMT. RENUKA W/O RAMESH KATTIMANI AGE 40 YEARS, OCC. LABOUR, R/O. SIDEKAL VILLAGE, NEAR GUDEKOTE KUDALGI, Digitally signed by TQ.DIST. VIJAYANAGAR- 583135.

CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN …RESPONDENTS KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.26 (BY SRI. PRAVEENA Y. DEVAREDDIYAVARA, HCGP FOR R1;

17:43:35 +0530 SRI. SRINIVAS B. NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S.

528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO. 886/2020 AGAINST ACCUSED NO. 3 PENDING ON THE FILE PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN.) AND JMFC COURT, BALLARI, AS AGAINST PETITIONER FOR THE