IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 657 OF 2021 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)-)

BETWEEN:

NAGARAJA RAO C. H.

AGED 52 YEARS, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT S/O LATE C H RAO NO.1247, 2^ND CROSS, KRISHNAMURTHYPURAM MYSORE - 570 004 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SACHIN MAHDEV HEGDE., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SACHIN B.S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. S. K. SHESHACHANDRIKA AGED 78 YEARS, Digitally signed by SHWETHA R/AT KABINI, KHADI LAYOUT RAGHAVEND RA NO.18, 2^ND MAIN, BSK MAIN ROAD, Location: HIGH KATRIGUPPA - 560 085 COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU

2. B GOPALAKRISHNA UPADHYA S/O SRINIVASA UPADHYA AGED 64 YEARS, R/AT 2-3-10-B VYASA KUTEERA BEHIND HOTEL KARAVALI BANNANJE ADI UDUPI AMBALAPADI POST UDUPI - 576 103

3. ARUN KUMAR AGED 47 YEARS, S/O DHEERENDRA AYACHITH #33, 12^TH CROSS, 12^TH MAIN RAGHAVENDRA BLOCK, SRINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 050

4. DR KRISHNA S/O S K SHESHACHANDRIKA AGED 43 YEARS, R/AT KABINI, KHADI LAYOUT NO.18, 2^ND MAIN, BSK MAIN ROAD, KATRIGUPPA BENGALURU - 560 085

5. M S GANGAPRASAD S/O SRINIVASAMURTHY AGED 48 YEARS, HOUSE NO.11-13-544/2 FLAT NO. 1, YADHAV NAGAR COLONY, SRK PURAM HYDERABAD - 500 035

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