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. 8499 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

1. SMT SUMITHRAMMA W/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS.

2. SMT. MANJULA K D/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS.

3. SRI. RAJESH K S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS PETITIONER NO.1 TO 3 Dig itally signed by ARE RESIDING AT 543, SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY 3RD MAIN ROAD, 3RD CROSS, Location:

GANGONDANAHALLI, High Court of Karnataka BENGALURU - 560 039.

4. SRI. SIDDAPPA @ CHIKKA SIDDAIAH S/O LATE SIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RISIDING AT NO.29, 4TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN, HOSAHALLI, VIJAYANAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 040.

5. SRI. MALLESH M S/O LATE MARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.168, 8TH MAIN ROAD, WARD NO.124, VIJAYNAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 040.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. BABU T.C, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY KUMBALAGUDU POLICE STATION, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT REP. BY ITS SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. K.R. ARAVIND S/O K.R. RAJAGOPAL AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT KAMBIPURA VILLAGE, KUMBALAGUDU POST, BENGALURU SOUTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 560 074.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JA