IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 30 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

1. SHANMUGAM P S AGED 58 YEARS R/A NO. NO. 10, THOTADA GUDADA HALLI, NAGASANDRA, BANGALORE - 560 073.

2. APPANNA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS S/O P.A. POOVAIAH, R/A NO. 5, 20^TH CROSS, TC PALYA MAIN, SRI MV NAGAR, MUNESHWARA NAGAR, Digitally DOORAVANINAGAR, signed by SANJEEVINI J BENGALURU - 560 016 KARISHETTY Location:

High Court of

3. SHAMANNA REDDY, Karnataka AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS S/O CHIKKABBAIAH REDDY, R/AT 9^TH MAIN ROAD, SHYAMANNA REDDY LAYOUT, HONGASANDRA, BOMMANAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 068.

…PETITIONERS (BY MS. AVANI CHOKSHI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA BY UPPARPETE POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO 1. SET ASIDE THE ORDER DTD 25.09.2021 TAKING COGNIZANCE OF OFFENCES P/U/S 269 OF IPC 1860, AND SEC. 51(b) OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT, 2005 AGAINST THE PETITIONERS AND THE