IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1686 OF 2019 BETWEEN:

MR. VINOD RAJ @ RAJU S/O BHASKARA SHETTY, AGED 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT S.N.NAGARA, SAGARA TOWN, SHIVAMOGGA-577 201 …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SAMEEKSHA T.R., ADVOCATE FOR SMT. GAYATHRI BHAT H., ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE POLICE SUB INSPECTOR, SAGAR TOWN POLICE STATION, SAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-

Digitally REPRESENTED BY signed by THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HEMALATHA J HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Location: BENGALURU-560 001 HIGH COURT (SINCE THE FIRST INFORMANT HIMSELF OF IS THE A.S.I. OF SAGAR TOWN P.S., KARNATAKA HE IS NOT SEPARATELY ARRAYED AS ADDITIONAL RESPONDENT)

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL CASE IN C.C.NO.785/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SAGAR (ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.356/2018 OF SAGAR TOWN POLICE STATION) FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 78(3) OF THE KARNATAKA POLICE ACT AS FAR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED.

THIS PETITION,