IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 22^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.100688 OF 2026 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS)

BETWEEN:

1. SHASHANK S/O. VEERANNA SUNKAD.

AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER-CAR, ADDRESS: MADIVALA NAGAR, ASHOKA NAGAR, TQ. HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD-580028.

2. THUSAR KRISHNASA, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESSMAN, ADDRESS H. NO.26, MADIVALA NAGAR, DOBIGAT ASHOK NAGAR, TQ. HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD-580028.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI GOURISHANKAR H. MOT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, KESHAVAPUR D M i A g L it L a I ll K y A s R ig J n U e N d by POLICE STATION, HUBBALLI, REP. BY ITS STATE RUDRAYYA KALMATH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, Location: High C Ka o r u n r a t t o a f ka, DHARWAD BENCH, AT: DHARWAD-580011.

Dharwad Bench …RESPONDENT (BY SRI ABHISHEK MALIPATIL, HCGP)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S.528 OF BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA-2023, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO. 3 & 11/PETITIONERS AS FILED BY KESHAVAPUR POLICE STATION IN CRIME NO.144/2025 PENDING BEFORE JMFC-II COURT AT HUBBALLI REGISTERED IN C.C.NO.3133/2025 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE