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. 103862 OF 2025 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS)

BETWEEN:

1. HEMANTH KUMAR S/O. MUNIBHUSHAN, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/O. BREEZE APARTMENT, KAITHOTA MAIN ROAD, WHITE FILED, BENGALURU-560066.

2. SMT. SUJATHA W/O. MUNIBHUSHAN, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/O. BREEZE APARTMENT, KAITHOTA MAIN ROAD, WHITE FILED, BENGALURU-560066.

3. MUNIBHUSHAN Digitally S/O. K.V.MUNIRATHNAM, signed by RAMYA D AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, Location:

High Court of R/O. BREEZE APARTMENT, Karnataka, Dharwad KAITHOTA MAIN ROAD, Bench WHITE FILED, BENGALURU-560066.

…PETITIONERS (BY SMT. RANJITA ALAGAWADI, ADV. FOR SRI Y. LAKSHMIKANT REDDY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY. STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, SUB-INSPECTOR, BALLARI WOMEN POLICE STATION-583101.

2. MRS. DEVIPRIYA P. D/O. VENKATESHALU P., AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O. WARD NO.22, LINGAMMA COMOUND, TALUR ROAD, MAHANANDI KOTTAM, BALLARI-583101.

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

SRI B. S. SANGATI, ADV. FOR R2)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S.482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL P