IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4131 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

1. SRI. B.N. SOMESH GOWDA, S/O SRI. B.R. NAGAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT THUMBALLI PURA, JENNUGADDE POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK - 577 136.

2. SRI. B.S. MAHESH KUMAR, S/O B.V.SHANKARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT 'NEELAKANTESHWARA NILAYA', KOUNTHEYA HOTEL BACK SIDE, AYANAGARA, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

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3. SRI. K.M. ANANTHARAMU, J KARISHETTY Location: Hig h S/O SRI. K.S.MALLAPPAIAH Court of Karnataka AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT 'GURU KRUPA', KANADAL ROAD, KUVEMPU NAGAR, KOTE, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

4. SRI. SURENDRA SHETTY GUTHU S/O SRI SHEENA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT "SOWRABHA" CHRISTIAN COLONY, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

5. SRI. K.R. JAYARAM S/O LATE K.N.RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS.

R/AT SRI KALASAPURA RANGANATH NILAYA, SHANKARAPURA, LAST CROSS, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

6. SRI. V.LAWRENCE LASRADO, S/O SRI. XAVIER LASRADO AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT SWEEDAL FARM, NALLURU, RAMPURA POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

7. SRI. K. RAMAKRISHNA NAMBIAR, S/O SRI. K.N. KUNAHAMBU NAMBIAR,