IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^rd DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1620/2025 C/W CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1905/2025 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1620/2025:

BETWEEN:

1 . SMT. N.V. LAKSHMI, W/O LATE M. JAYARAM, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT NO.205, SAI DEEP HORIZON APARTMENTS, VINTENAL ROAD, MURUGESHPALYA, BENGALURU-560017. … APPELLANT (BY SRI. LEELADHAR H.P., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY HENNUR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU-560043, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURTS BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2 . RAJESH @ RAJI, S/O LATE MUNIRAJU, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT NO.1/52, VENUGOPALA SWAMY ROAD, NEAR SHALINI SCHOOL, LINGARAJAPURAM, BENGALURU-560084.

3 . NAVEEN KUMAR @ NAVEEN, S/O T.N.GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT NO.25, 2^ND CROSS, KANAKADAS LAYOUT, NEAR DON BOSCO CHURCH, LINGARAJAPURAM, BENGALURU-560084.

4 . MOHAN, S/O J. OM PRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT NO.13, 2^ND CROSS, NEAR SHALINI SCHOOL, LINGARAJAPURAM, BENGALURU-560 084.

5 . YOGARAJ @ YOGI @ RAJU, S/O SATHYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT NO.2/15, NEAR SHALINI SCHOOL, LINGARAJAPURAM, BENGALURU-560084. … RESPONDENTS (