The game of 'Andar Bahar' is legally recognized as a game of skill and not a game of chance; consequently, criminal proceedings for gambling under Sections 79 and 80 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, are not maintainable.

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4851 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

1. CHETHAN NAYAKA

S/O.RAVI NAYAKA

AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS

NO. 18/2, 20TH MAIN ROAD,

MARENAHALLI, VIJAYANAGAR,

BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA,

PINCODE-560040.

2. MANJUNATHA

S/O NAGAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS

NO.27, 8TH CROSS,

NEAR ANJAN TALKIES,

MAGADI ROAD, BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560023.

3. KEMPARAJU

S/O EESHWARAPPA

AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS

NO. 101, B.D.A APARTMENT,

5TH MAIN ROAD,

PANCHASHEELA NAGAR,

MUDALAPALYA, BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560040

4. SHIVANANDA

S/O SHIVALINGAYYA

AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS

NO.34/1, 7TH CROSS,

AZAD NAGAR, CHAMARAJAPET,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560018.

5. HONNEGOWDA M R

S/O RAMEGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS

NOW R/AT NO. NIL, 7TH CROSS,

PRAKASH NAGAR,

BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA,

PINCODE-560021.

6. RAVIKUMAR

S/O ANNAPPA

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS

NO.147/15, 1ST MAIN ROAD,

1ST CROSS,, PEENYA,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560058.

7. SWAMY

S/O KRISHNEGOWDA MR,

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS

NO.361, 5TH MAIN ROAD,

6TH CROSS,, G.K.W LAYOUT,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560040.

8. RAJASHEKARAIAH

S/O BASAVARAJAPPA

AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS

NO.69, MALAGALA,

NAGARABHAVI 2ND STAGE,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560072.

9. RAMALINGEGOWDA B J

S/O JAVAREGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS

NO.119/9, MARUTHINAGAR,

SONNENAHALLI, BENGALURU CITY.

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560056.

10. LOKESH

AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,

S/O DODDALINGAPPA

NO.64 GOLLAHALLI,

KUMBALAGUDU

BENGALURU CITY

KARNATAKA

PIN CODE 560 074.

11. GALAPPA

AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS

S/O VENKATAPPA

NO. NOT KNOWN,,

HEROHALLI, MAGADI

MAIN ROAD.

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560023.

12. PRAKASHACHARI

S/O KANTHACHARI

AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS

NO.47, 2ND CROSS,

RAJ MAHAL VILAS, ARAMANE NAGAR,

SADASHIVANAGAR,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560091.

13. NAVEEN KUMAR

S/O BOREGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS

NO.32, 2ND MAIN ROAD,

MAHADESHWARANAGAR,

HEROHALLI,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560023.

14. VASANTH KUMAR

S/O RAMACHANDRAPPA

AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS

NO.234, 2ND CROSS,

MARUTHINAGAR, SONNENAHALLI,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560056.

15. KAMAL PUNJABI

S/O HARICHAND

AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS

NO.19/10,

NAGAPPA STREET,

PALACE GUTTAHALLI,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560003.

16. BHOOPATHI

S/O KESHAVULU NAIDU

AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS,

NO. 184,, PULLURU,

MOTURU, THIRUVANNAMALAI,

TAMILNADU, 606752.

17. RAGHU

S/O VARADAN

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS

NO.G-6, 55 RESIDENCY,

KODIGEHALLI,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560091.

18. SURESH

S/O SANNAYYA

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS.

NO.112/1, 14TH CROSS,

CHOLARAPALYA, K.P.AGRAHARA,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560023.

19. GANGADHAR

S/O MALLAYYA

AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS

NO.NIL, BYALALU,

DODDA ALADAMARA,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560060.

20. RAVIKUMAR

S/O GIRIYAPPA

AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS

MANIKANTESHWARA NILAYA,

NEAR RAJAKUMAR SAMADHI,

NANDINI LAYOUT,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-56009.

21. SHIVAKUMAR S

S/O SUBRAHMANI

AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS

NO. 174, 1ST MAIN ROAD,

NEAR NALANDA TALKIES,

AZAD NAGAR,

BENGALURU CITY

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560018.

22. MANJUNATHA

S/O LINGEGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS

NO.118, 5TH CROSS,

BAGALAGUNTE,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560073.

23. JAVAREGOWDA

S/O CHIKKA KALEGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS

R/AT NO. 128/1, 5TH CROSS,

5TH MAIN ROAD,

CHOWDESHWARINAGAR,

LAGGERE,

BENGALURU CITY.

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560058.

ADDRESS MENTIONED AS PER FIR

24. RAMESH

S/O RAMANJULU

AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS

NO.NOT KNOWN,

MALAGALA, NAGARABHVI,

BENGALURU CITY.

KARNATAKA,

PINCODE-560072.

25. ANAND

S/O NARASANNA

AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS

NO.NIL,

NEAR LAKSHMI TEMPLE,

HEROHALLI,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560091.

26. SURESH

S/O HONNEGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS

NO.42, 3RD CROSS,

PATTEGARAPALYA,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560079.

27. KODANDARAMA A

S/O LATE ANDANAPPA B

AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS

NO.279, 10TH CROSS,

VIJAYANAGAR,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560040

ADDRESS MENTIONED AS PER FIR.

28. KAMALESH

S/O NARAYANASWAMY

AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS

NO. 22, 2ND CROSS,

KALYANANAGAR,

NAGARABHAVI MAIN ROAD,

BENGALURU CITY,

KARNATAKA, PINCODE-560 272.

29. MURTHY

S/O RA