IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12664 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

1. SRI ASHOKA S/O. ASHWATHNARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS.

2. SRI. ASHWATHNARAYANA S/O. LATE GANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS.

3. SMT. RANGAMMA W/O. ASHWATHNARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS.

4. SMT. RAMANJINAMMA W/O. G. SREERAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS.

Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI 5. SRI. SREERAMAPPA J KARISHETTY @ JALAUNDA SREERAMAPPA Location: H igh Court of S/O. CHINNA MUTHAPPA Karnataka AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS THE PETITIONER NO. 4 & 5 ARE R/AT PAIPALLI VILLAGE D. PALYA HOBLI, GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-561 206.

AND ALSO R/AT NO. 6-22, OBULAPURAM CHOLASAMUDRAM ANANTAPUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH-515 331.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA A C., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BY GOWRIBIDANUR RURAL POLICE STATION CHIKKABALLAPURA REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. XXXXXX (VICTIM)

XXXXXX XXXXXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1;

SRI. SRINATHA B V, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE READ WITH SECTIO