IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.102406 OF 2025 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS)

BETWEEN:

SRI YALLALING S/O. SHANKAR LALI, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: POLICE CONSTABLE, R/O. HARUGERI, TQ. RAIBAG, DIST. BELAGAVI-591220.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI SACHCHIDANAND BABAJI PATIL P., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH IO MARKET POLICE STATION, BELAGAVI, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD-580001.

2. SMT. LAKSHMI W/O. LATE SHIVAYOGI HIREHOLI, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: GOVERNMENT SERVANT, R/O. BAGADAGERI, TQ. KALGHATAGI-581204, Digitally signed by DIST. DHARWAD, NOW AT SUBHASH NAGAR, MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA NEAR MARATA MANBUL COLLEGE, BELAGAVI, KALMATH Location: High TQ. & DIST. BELAGAVI PIN-590001.

Court of Karnataka, …RESPONDENTS Dharwad Bench (BY SRI ABHISHEK MALIPATIL, HCGP FOR R1;

SRI AVINASH M. ANGADI, ADV. OF R2)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF THE BHARATIYA NAGARIKA SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023, PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN MARKET P.S.CRIME NO.89/2025 DATED 08.05.2025 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 115(2), 333, 352, 351(3) OF THE B