- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1744 CRL.P No. 101951 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 06TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION No.101951 OF 2021 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: GURUSIDDAYYA S/O SHEKARAYYA HIREMATH AGE 33 YEARS, OCC. THASHILDAR WORKING AT BAGALKOT NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MALLIKARJUNSWAMY B. HIREMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE NAVANAGAR POLICE STATION BAGALKOT TOWN CIRCLE, BAGALKOT BY ITS POLICE INSPECTOR ALSO REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENCH AT DHARWAD, DHARWAD - 580001. 2. MUTTAPPA S/O RANAPPA BHAJANTRI AGED 48 YEARS, OCC. GRADE - II THASHILDAR R/O SECTOR NO. 35, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT-583101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; NOTICE SERVED TO R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 11.08.2021 PASSED BY THE II-ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BAGALKOT, IN P.C.NO.05/2021 REFERRING THE MATTER FOR INVESTIGATION SO ALSO REGISTRATION OF FIR IN CRIME NO.64/2021 NAVANAGAR P.S., BAGALKOT, FOR OFENCES P/U/S 3(1)(R), 3(2) OF THE SC AND ST (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) AMENDMENT ACT, 2015 AND SEC. 504 AND 506 OF IPC. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1744 CRL.P No. 101951 of 2021 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Memo with ‘B’ report is filed by the learned High Court Government Pleader. Placing the same on record, petition is dismissed as it has rendered infructuous. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 24