Reserved on : 24.02.2026

Pronounced on : 12.06.2026

CAV ORDER

Writ Petition No.20336 of 2023 is filed by an Advocate, for the reason of arraigning him as accused Nos.8 and 9 in two crimes in Crime Nos. 360 of 2023 and 361 of 2023 respectively. Therefore, the challenge is by the said accused in the said writ petitions. Writ Petition No.20341 of 2023 is calling in question registration of a crime in Crime No.351 of 2023 against five accused, in which the Advocate is arrayed as accused No.1 and several other private persons as accused No.2 to 6. Writ Petition No.21486 of 2023 is calling in question registration of crime in all the aforesaid crimes where the challenge is only by the private parties. The crimes have been registered on a solitary incident and the parties to the FIRs are common. Therefore, these cases are taken up together and considered by this common order.

2. Facts, adumbrated, are as follows:

Before embarking upon consideration of the issue on its merit, I deem it appropriate to notice the relationship between the protagonists in the lis. One Lakshmidevamma and K.Rajanna – petitioner No.8 in Writ Petition No.21486 of 2023 are said to be the landlords in Nagarbhavi