IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.100714 OF 2026 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS)

BETWEEN:

1. UMESH BASAPPA SAVALAGI S/O. BASAPPA LAKSHMANA SAVALAGI, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, CHAVADI GALLI, HUNNUR, JAMAKHANDI, BAGALKOT, KARNATAKA-587119.

2. MANJUNATH MALLIKARJUN SAVALAGI S/O. MALLIKARJUN SAVALAGI, Digitally signed by AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH L C o o c u a r t t i o o n f : High CHANNABASAVESHWAR GALLI, Karnataka, Dharwad Bench HUNNUR, BAGALKOT, KARNATAKA-587119.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI ANISH JOSE ANTONY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER, REP. BY JAMAKHANDI RURAL POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD-580011.

2. MAHESH SAMBAJI GHOLAP S/O. SAMBAJI, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, JAMAKHANDI CHODARI PLOT, AMBIKA NILAY, JAMAKHANDI, BAGALKOT, KARNATAKA-587301.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI ABHISHEK MALIPATIL, HCGP FOR R1 SRI MAHANTESH R. PATIL, ADV. FOR R2)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C. NO.63/2024 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRINC