- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5751 CRL.P No. 101472 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101472 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SHRI BASAVARAJ S/O SADASHIV ELLUR , AGE. 26 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE R/O AIGALI VILLAGE-591248 TQ. ATHANI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 2. SHRI SHIVANAND S/O SADASHIV ELLUR, AGE. 24 YEARS, OCC. VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT, R/O AIGALI VILLAGE-591248 TQ. ATHANI, DIST. BELAGAVI. 3. SHRI AMIT S/O MALLAVVA YENKAPPAGOL, AGE. 26 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE R/O HUNNUR VILLAGE-587301 TQ. JAMKHANDI, DIST. BAGALKOTE. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHRIHARSH A NEELOPANT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY POLICE INSPECTOR RANEBENNUR-581115 TQ. RANEBENNUR, DIST. HAVERI, THROUGH THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5751 CRL.P No. 101472 of 2025 HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENCH AT DHARWAD 2. THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HAVERI DISTRICT, HAVERI-581110 TQ/DIST. HAVERI …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI., AGA) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED COMPLAINT AND FIR IN RANEBENNUR RURAL P.S. CRIME NO. 48/2020 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT POLICE FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 406, 408, 409, 465 AND 420 OF IPC AS PER ANNEXURE-B AND C RESPECTIVELY AND CONSEQUENTIAL IMPUGNED CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN RANEBENNUR RURAL P.S. CRIME NO. 48/2020 PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, RANEBENNUR AS PER ANNEXURE-A AGAINST THE PRESENT PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO. 5(iii) TO 5(v). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER It is not in dispute that in respect of same crime number i.e. P.S.Crime No.48/2020, the proceedings - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5751 CRL.P No. 101472 of 2025 against accused No.5 have been quashed. Hence, on the same terms, the present petition is also allowed and the proceedings against the present petitioners are also quashed. Sd/- (N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE PKS List No.: 19 Sl No.: 1