HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11817 OF 2025 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 500 OF 2025 IN CRL.P No. 11817/2025 BETWEEN:

1. GOVARDHAN S/O LATE SHAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O AREHALLI VILLAGE, BANAVARA HOBLI, ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 575 101.

Dig itally 2. ARUN KUMAR signed by S/O GOVARDHAN SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, Location:

OCC: AGRICULTURIST, High Court of Karnataka R/O AREHALLI VILLAGE, BANAVARA HOBLI, ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 101.

3. RAGHU S/O BHUJANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O AREHALLI VILLAGE, BANAVARA HOBLI, ARASIKERE TALUK, HC-KAR HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 101.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAVINDRA B. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BANAVARA POLICE STATION, ARASIKERE RURAL CIRCLE, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 112 (REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BENGALURU - 560 001)

2. SMT. RADHAMANI W/O SUDARSHAN, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O AREHALLI VILLAGE, BANAVARA HOBLI, ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B