IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 279 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

1. MR. M.D.ABDULLA S/O HAFEEZ BURSHAD @

MD KHURSHID AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS RESIDENT OF LAKKURU VILLAGE MALUR TALUK, KOLAR, KARNATAKA PERMANENT RESIDENT OF ARARIA DISTRICT, BIHAR STATE – 854 311.

2. MR. SHAMSHUDDIN S/O ABDULLA KAPHUR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RESIDENT OF LAKKURU VILLAGE Digitally signed MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY KARNATAKA – 563 160.

Location: Hi gh Court of Karnataka 3. MRS. NASEERA PARVEEN W/O SHAMSHUDDIN AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS RESIDENT OF LAKKURU VILLAGE MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT KARNATAKA – 563 160.

4. MR. HAFEEZ BURSHAD @ MD KHURSHID S/O BADIUJJAMA (LATE), AGED ABOUT 86 YEARS RESIDENT OF LAKKURU VILLAGE MALUR TALUK, KOLAR, KARNATAKA.

5. MRS. NOOR JAHA W/O HAFEEZ BURSHAD @ MD KHURSHID AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS RESIDENT OF LAKKURU VILLAGE MALUR TALUK, KOLAR, KARNATAKA PERMANENT RESIDENT OF ARARIA DISTRICT, BIHAR STATE – 854 311.

…PETITIONERS (BY SMT. NIVEDITHA PRAKASH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001.

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