IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13557 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

CHANDRU V., S/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT 254, 9^TH MAIN, VRUSHABHAVATHI NAGAR, CHANNIGAPPA LAYOUT, NEAR GANESH TEMPLE, BENGALURU NORTH – 560 079.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI ARUN KUMAR Y.H., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA by SANJEEVINI J THROUGH NANDINI LAYOUT P.S., KARISHETTY Location: H igh BENGALURU CITY Court of THROUGH THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Karnataka STATE OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001.

2. XXXX XXXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R-1;

SRI RUDRESHA D., ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO 1.SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 13.08.2025 IN SPL.C.NO.1724/2025 PASSED BY THE LXX ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE SPL.JUDGE(CCH-71) AT BENGALURU, PETITIONER FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/SEC.3(2)(v) OF THE SC/ST (POA) ACT 1989 AND SEC.64, 74, 115(2), 118(1), 318(4), 324(4), 351(2), 352 OF THE BNS 2023 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A; 2.CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET FILED IN SPL.C.C.NO.1724/2025 IN CR.NO.160/2025 DATED 09