IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 27666 OF 2023 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

LINGAMURTHY S/O LATE MAHESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT SOMASHETTY HALLI VILLAGE KANAKATTE HOBLI, ARSIKERE TALUK HASSAN – 573 103.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI AKASH B.SHETTY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HASSAN WOMEN POLICE STATION Digitally signed REPRESENTED BY THE SPP by PADMAVATHI HIGH COURT BUILDING B K BENGALURU - 560 001.

Location: H igh Court of Karnataka

2. XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R1;

R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR REGISTERED IN CRIME NO. 0061/2023 DTD 26/06/2023 IN WOMEN POLICE STATION, HASSAN FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 376, 420, 354C, 509, 342, 506 OF IPC, PENDING BEFORE THE 7TH ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR. DN) AND JMFC COURT, HASSAN VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND B AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner is