IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103432 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

1. LAKSHMANAN GANESHAN S/O. LATE M.R. LAKSHMANAN AGE. MAJOR, OCC. ASST. MANAGER, R/O. NO.368-A, RUKMINI SADANA, 2^ND CROSS, (RIGHT) M.V. NAGAR, KOPPAL ROAD, BALLARI-583101.

2. T. BHEEMANNA S/O. LATE THIMMAPPA AGE. 54 YEARS, OCC. ASST. MANAGER, SHANKARGOUDA POLICE HOUSE, 3^RD CROSS LEFT, KALIDAS NAGAR, KOPPAL, KARNATAKA-583231.

3. G.R. LAWHALE S/O. R.P. LAWHALE AGE. MAJOR, OCC. THE THEN DY. GENERAL MANAGER, NO.4, SOGONENT, RAMAKRISHANAPPA ROAD, NEAR DODEGUNTHA CIRCLE, COX TOWN, BENGALURU-560008.

…PETITIONERS Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR L K A A X T M TI A M N ANI (BY SRI. S.V. YAJI, ADVOCATE)

L C o o c u a r t t i o o n f : K H ar ig n h ataka, Dharwad Bench. AND:

CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, BANK SECURITIES AND FRAUDS CELL, NO.36, CBI COMPLES, 2^ND FLOOR, BALLARI ROAD, GANGANAGAR, BENGALURU-560032.

R/BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, STANDING COUNCIL, GROUND FLOOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. NEELENDRA D. GUNDE, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C