IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.100213 OF 2025 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS)

BETWEEN:

1. SHYAM MEHTA SON OF BIMAL MEHTA, AGED 33 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.12, ROAD NO.4, KESHWAPUR, HUBLI, DHARWAD, KARNATAKA-580023.

2. BIMAL MEHTA SON OF KANTILAL MEHTA, AGED 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.12, ROAD NO.4, KESHWAPUR, HUBLI, DHARWAD-580023.

Digitally signed 3. NEEPA MEHTA by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA WIFE OF BIMAL MEHTA, KALMATH Location: High Court of AGED 57 YEARS, Karnataka, Dharwad Bench RESIDING AT NO.12, ROAD NO.4, KESHWAPUR, HUBLI, DHARWAD-580023.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI SHRIDHAR PRABHU, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY GOKUL ROAD, POLICE STATION, HUBLI, NORTH SUB-DIVISION, (REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HCK, DHARWAD.

2. YALLAPPA KARIGAPPA HARIJAN, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION: LABOURER, GOKUL VILLAGE, HUBBALLI.

…RESPONDENTS (SRI ABHISHEK MALIPATIL, HCGP FOR R1;

SRI RAJNEET M. PAWAR, ADV. FOR R2)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023, PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIRST INFORMATION REPORT IN CRIME NO.0146/2024 REGISTERED BY THE RE