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, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT BLIND CHILDREN SCHOOL ROAD, RATHNAGIRI BORE EXTENSION, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

8. SRI B. ANANTH KRISHNA ALVA, S/O SRI SANJEEV ALVA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT SHIRGUNDA, MUGTHIHALLI POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DIST - 577 101.

9. SMT. KAMAKSHI, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, W/O LATE VISHWANATH, R/O 'SRIDEVI NILAYA', OPP VARTHAKARA BHAVANA, GANDHINAGARA, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101

10. SRI. GAGAN D.V, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS.

S/O LATE VISHWANATH, R/O 'SRIDEVI NILAYA', OPP VARTHAKARA BHAVANA, GANDHINAGARA, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

11. SRI. GOWTHAM D.V S/O LATE VISHWANATH, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, R/O 'SRIDEVI NILAYA', OPP VARTHAKARA BHAVANA, GANDHINAGARA, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

12. SMT. SULEKHA, W/O LATE UMMER FAROOQ.

AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O ANJANEYA TEMPLE ROAD, VIJAYAPURA, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

13. SMT. KAMZIL MARIFA, D/O LATE UMMER FAROOQ, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/O ANJANEYA TEMPLE ROAD, VIJAYAPURA CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

14. SRI. KOYSAN KAMIL S/O LATE UMMER FAROOQ, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/O ANJANEYA TEMPLE ROAD, VIJAYAPURA CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

15. SMT. MOHANANGI M.K, W/O LATE K.R. KESHAVE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/O NEAR MARIYAMMA TEMPLE ROAD, GAVANAHALLI, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

16. SMT. SUJINI K, D/O LATE K.R. KESHAVE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O NEAR MARIYAMMA TEMPLE ROAD, GAVANAHALLI, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

17. SRI SUNIL K, S/O LATE K.R. KESHAVE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS.

R/O NEAR MARIYAMMA TEMPLE ROAD, GAVANAHALLI, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

18. SMT. VEDHA B.C W/O LATE RAGHU, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS.

R/O AVATHI VILLAGE AND POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DIST - 577 101.

19. SRI. CHIRANJIVI A.R.

S/O LATE RAGHU A.S, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS.

R/O AVATHI VILLAGE AND POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK AND DIST - 577 101.

20. SMT. DEVIKA R RAI, W/O LATE K.B. RAVI RAJ RAI, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/O 'PARIJATHA', BEEHIND RURAL POLICE STATION, KALYAN NAGAR, JHOTHI NAGAR POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

21. KUM. INCGARA RAI K.R, W/O LATE K. B. RAVI RAJ RAI, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/O 'PARIJATHA', BEHIND RURAL POLICE STATION, KALYAN NAGAR, JHOTHI NAGAR POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101.

22. KUM. ISHARA RAI K.R., W/O LATE K.B. RAVI RAJ RAI, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, R/O 'PARIJATHA', BEHIND RURAL POLICE STATION, KALYAN NAGAR, JHOTHI NAGAR POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101. 23. MASTER THUSHER R RAI. W/O LATE K.B. RAVI RAJ RAI, AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS, R/O PARIJATHA', BEHIND RURAL POLICE STATION, KALYAN NAGAR, JHOTHI NAGAR POST, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101 SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY HIS MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN SMT. DEVIKA R RAI.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GIRISH B. BALADARE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHIKKAMAGALURU TOWN POLICE STATION, CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT - 577 101 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BANGALORE - 560 001.

2. APPUSWAMY GOWDA, S/O