IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3688 OF 2026 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

1. NITIN RAJ, S/O YASHAVANTHA KOTTARY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT 1-94, KOTRAGUTTHU, AMBLAMOGARU, ULLAL, DAKSHINA KANNADA - 575 017.

2. SACHIN R SHETTY, S/O RAMESH SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT 2-133, PARAMBETTU HOUSE, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI PADUPALIMARU, J KARISHETTY UDUPI - 574 112.

Location: H igh Court of Karnataka

3. SATHISH ALIAS KISHORE, S/O KESHAVAKOTTARI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT 25-1-28, KUDUKORIGUDDE BYPASS ROAD, KANKANADY, MANGALURU, DAKSHINA KANNADA - 575 002.

4. RANJITH K AMIN, S/O KAMALAKSHA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT 12/3, VINAYAKA VIHAR, OPP. KULALBHAVAN, JAYANAGAR ROAD, THADAMBAIL, SURATHKAL, DAKSHINA KANNADA - 575 014.

5. RAVI, S/O YAMUNAPPARATHOD, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT 2-8/2, BADRIYA COTTAGE, SADASHIVA NAGAR 1ST CROSS, SURATHKAL, DAKSHINA KANNADA - 575 014.

6. KISHOR KUMAR ALIAS UDYAVARAKISHOR AGED MAJOR ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT 7-141 C, GANESH NAGAR, UDYAVARA, UDUPI - 574 118.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. THANOJ KUMAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH STATI