IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 351 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

1. SRI. S.B. PRAJWAL AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS S/O BASAVARAJU AADHAR NO. 2011 7669 8231.

2. SMT. RIMALAKSHI M.H W/O.BASAVARAJU.

AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS AADHAR NO. 9287 5470 7284

3. SRI. BASAVARAJU S.S S/O. SAKEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS Digitally AADHAR NO. 9741 7587 8992 signed by SUMA B N Location:

APPELLANT NO.1 AND 2 HIGH COURT OF R/AT NO.17, 2ND FLOOR, KARNATAKA

2ND CROSS, GANGAAPPA, BLOCK GANGANAGAR RT NAGAR, BANGALORE - 561 203.

4. SRI. MANJUNATHA M.H.

S/O HANUMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS AADHAR NO. 2710 6680 4320 R/AT NELAMANGALA BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 561 203.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. H.M. MADHUSUDHANA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE BY RT NAGAR PS BENGALURU CITY. REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE GENERAL, VIDHANA VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. SMT. SMITHA W/O S.D. PRAJWAL AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, NO.17, 2ND FLOOR, 2ND CROSS, GANGAAPPA, BLOCK GANGANAGAR RT NAGAR, BANGALORE - 561 203 MOB NO. 8904325867 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. LAKSHMAN, HCGP FOR R1;

SMT. KUMUDA T.A, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K. CHANDRAMOHAN, ADVOCATE F