IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17222 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

1. SRI. CHANDRASHEKHARA BALI AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS S/O BALAPPA BALI

70, BAJAR ROAD MANOLLI, BELGAUM MANOLI KARNATAKA - 591 117.

2. SRI. HIRAMANI LAKXMAN MUCHANDIKAR AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS S/O LAKXMAN MUCHANDIKAR PATILA GALLI, KANABARGI.

BELAGAVI - 590 016 Digitally signed by KARNATAKA.

PRAKASH N … PETITIONERS Location:

HIGH COURT (BY SRI. ANITHA S.M., ADVOCATE)

OF KARNATAKA AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE APMC YARD POLICE STATION BELAGAVI, KARNATAKA.

REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001

2. THE POLICE INSPECTOR APMC POLICE STATION BELAGAVI URBAN-590 001 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF 42^ND A.C.J.M (SPL.COURT TO DEAL WITH CRIMINAL CASES RELATED TO MPs/MLAs TRIABLE BY MAGISTRATE IN STATE OF KARNATAKA) AT BENGALURU IN C.C.NO.14396/2022 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 5(1),5(4) OF KARNATAKA EPIDEMIC DISEASES ACT

2020.

THIS PETITION COMI