IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.100706 OF 2025 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS)

BETWEEN:

1. SAMPRIT S/O. KESHAV NAIK, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: PRIVATE SERVICE, R/O. FLAT NO.140, SUDARSHAN BUILDING, KAVERI NAGAR, TILAKWADI, BELAGAVI, DIST. BELAGAVI-590006.

2. KESHAV S/O. SHANKAR NAIK, AGE: 75 YEARS, OCC: PENSIONER, R/O. FLAT NO.140, Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA SUDARSHAN BUILDING, KALMATH Location: High Court of Karnataka, KAVERI NAGAR, Dharwad Bench TILAKWADI, BELAGAVI, DIST. BELAGAVI-590006.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI GIRISH A. YADAWAD, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD, THROUGH ANKOLA P.S., TQ. ANKOLA, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA-587314.

2. SMT. AISHWARYA W/O. GOPAL NAIK, AGE: 24 YEARS, R/O. HICHKAD, TQ. ANKOLA, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA-587314.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI DAYANAND SANGRESHI, HCGP FOR R1;

SRI D. V. PATTAR, ADV. FOR SRI C. M. HOSAMANAI, ADV. FOR R2)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S.482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 (U/S.528 OF BNSS, 2023), PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDI