IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 299 OF 2019 (482(Cr.PC) /

528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

1. B.S. MOHAMMAD S/O. LATE B.S. ABBUBAAKER, AGED: 46 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. KHATIJA BHAG, KADRI TOLL GATE, KADRI, MANGALURU-575004.

2. B.S. IBRAHIM S/O. LATE B.S. ABBUBAAKER, AGED: 42 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. KHATIJA BHAG, KADRI TOLL GATE, KADRI, MANGALURU-575004.

…PETITIONERS Digitally signed by (BY SMT. POOJA KATTIMANI, ADVOCATE FOR HEMALATHA J SRI. R.B. DESHPANDE, ADVOCATE)

Location:

HIGH COURT AND:

OF KARNATAKA

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MANGALORE SOUTH PS, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE-560 001.

2. JHON FRANCIS DSOUZA S/O. LATE LEO A DSOUZA, AGE: 66 YEARS, R/O. LOVELY COTTAGE, ST. ANTONY GARDEN, MILAGREES, FALNIR, MANGALORE CITY-575001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAJATH SUBRAMANYAM, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;

SRI. HAREESH BHANDARY T., ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS IN C.C.NO.284/2017