- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12381 CRL.P No. 103790 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103790 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SIDDAPPA SHANKAR DESAI, AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. MEKHALI VILLAGE, TQ. RAIBAG, DIST. BELAGAVI. 2. KANTU MALLAPPA KUGE @ ADAGALI, AGE. 24 YEARS, OCC. STUDENT, R/O. MEKHALI VILLAGE, TQ. RAIBAG, DIST. BELAGAVI. 3. MALLAPPA SHANKAR KUGE @ ADAGALI, AGE. 49 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. MEKHALI VILLAGE, TQ. RAIBAG, DIST. BELAGAVI. 4. RAVI @ RAVINDRA SHANKAR DESAI, AGE. 31 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. MEKHALI VILLAGE, TQ. RAIBAG, DIST. BELAGAVI. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12381 CRL.P No. 103790 of 2025 5. HANAMANT NAIKAPPA PATIL, AGE. 33 YEARS, OCC. MAISEN, R/O. MEKHALI VILLAGE, TQ. RAIBAG, DIST. BELAGAVI. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ABHINANDAN M. GUNDAWADE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, AT DHARWAD, THROUGH RAIBAG POLICE STATION-580 001. 2. BABU RAMA DESAI, AGE. 48 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. UPADYE FARM, MEKHALI VILLAGE, TQ. RAIBAG, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 317. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1 TO 5, IN S.C. NO.5096/2022, ARISING OUT OF RAIBAG P.S. CR. NO.218/2021, PENDING ON THE FILE OF VII-ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI, SITTING AT CHIKODI, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES UNDER SECTIONS 143, 147, 148, 323, 324, 341, 307, 504, 506, R/W 149 OF IPC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12381 CRL.P No. 103790 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioners to file discharge application before the Trial Court. 2. The submission of learned counsel is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 52