Reserved on : 30.01.2026 Pronounced on : 27.03.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION No.202 OF 2024 BETWEEN:

1 . SRI S.SHIVAKUMAR S/O SRI SIDDALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS.

2 . SMT.H.GIRIJA W/O SRI SHIVAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS.

BOTH ARE RESIDING AT NO.193/4, HARSHA HOSPITAL CAMPUS, NELAMANGALA BYPASS, NH 4, NELAMANGALA, BENGALURU RURAL – 562 123.

... PETITIONERS (BY SRI SANDESH J.CHOUTA, SR. ADVOCATE A/W SRI T. KRISHNA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . G.H.PRAKASH NO.5971, S.M.T NILAYA, GOVINDAPPA LAYOUT, SHUBHASH NAGAR, NELAMANGALA, BENGALURU – 562 123.

2 . SUNANDA W/O LATE H.SHIVAKUMAR

3 . S.MANJUNATH S/O LATE H.SHIVAKUMAR

4 . S.PAVITHRA D/O LATE H.SHIVAKUMAR RESPONDENTS 2 TO 4 RESIDING AT NO.5743, BEHIND PWD QUARTERS SHUBHASH NAGAR NELAMANGALA BENGALURU – 562 123.

5 . STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE NELAMANGALA TOWN POLICE STATION BENGALURU – 562 123 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, KARNATAKA HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BENGALURU – 560 001.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI A.VELAN, ADVOCATE FOR R-1 TO R-4;

SRI K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R-5)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER S