IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 1^ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 105428 OF 2025 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS)

BETWEEN:

MR. K. VISHWANATHARAJU S/O. ANNAMRAJU, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BANDIHALLI ROAD, TQ. HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR 583212.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI MAQBOOLAHAMED M. PATIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI P.S., REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, RUDRAYYA KALMATH DHARWAD BENCH, Location: Hig h Court of Karnataka, DHARWAD-580011.

Dharwad Bench

2. MR. LAKSHMINARAYANA S/O. VENKATESHWARALU, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. BENAKAU VILLAGE, TQ. HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR-583212.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI ABHISHEK MALIPATIL, HCGP FOR R1;

NOTICE TO R2 SERVED)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S.482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, (U/S.528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 19/08/2025 PASSED IN P.C.NO.13/2022 WHEREIN THE ‘B’ FINAL REPORT WAS REJECTED AND COGNIZANCE TAKEN FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 420, 504 AND 506 OF IPC BY RE