IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3^RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO.1085 OF 2019 BETWEEN:

VASUDEV KOTHARI S/O. NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/O. TALAGUPPA POST AND VILLAGE SAGAR TALUK-577 401 SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI UMESH MOOLIMANI, ADVOCATE FOR;

SRI S. V. PRAKASH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SAGAR RURAL POLICE SAGAR-577 401 SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT Digitally REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR signed by HEMALATHA J HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Location: HIGH COURT BUILDING HIGH COURT BENGALURU-560 001 OF KARNATAKA

2. KEERTHI KUMAR SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE JOG POLICE STATION JOG, SAGAR TALUK-577 401 SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M.R. PATIL, HCGP, FOR R-1;

R-2 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS LAUNCHED AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN C.C.NO.673/2016 (CR.NO.425/2015) (POLICE CRIME NO.283/2015 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 5, 38 AND 39 OF KARNATAKA MONEY LENDERS ACT, 1961 AND SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF KARNATAKA PROHIBITION OF CHARGING EXORBITANT INTEREST ACT, 2004 AND SECTION 420 OF IPC, PENDIN