IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3679 OF 2024 BETWEEN:

1. LOKESH .S S/O LATE PUTTARAJU, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O SUNDAHALLI VILLAGE, SHRAVANABELAGOLA HOBLI, CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573201.

ALSO R/O 502 G.F. PADMASRI NILAYA, 25^TH MAIN, 2^ND CROSS, BTM 2^ND STAGE, BANGALORE SOUTH, BANGALORE-560076.

2. KEMPEGOWDA S.P.

S/O LATE PUTTARAJU, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, Digitally signed R/O SUNDAHALLI VILLAGE, by NAGAVENI SHRAVANABELAGOLA HOBLI, Location: High CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK, Court of HASSAN DISTRICT-573201.

Karnataka

3. MANJULA W/O RANGAPPA B.K., AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O SUNDAHALLI VILLAGE, SHRAVANABELAGOLA HOBLI, CHANNARAYAPATNA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573201 PERMANENT R/O #01, SAPTHAGIRI NILAYA, 12^TH V CROSS, 15^TH MAIN, MICO LAYOUT, BTM 2^ND STAGE, NEAR POLICE STATION, BANGALORE CITY-560076.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI GIRISH B. BALADARE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA STATE BY SHRAVANABELAGOLA POLICE STATION, HASSAN DISTRICT-573201 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BANGALORE-560001.

2. JAYALAKSHMAMMA W/O VISHAKANTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/