- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21658 CRL.P No. 5632 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5632 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. JOSEPH SABTIN @ SABASTIN (ALSO MENTIONED AS JHOSEFER SABHASTIN) AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, S/O LATE TANGARAJ, RESIDING AT NO.04, MRE QAUTRESS, CORMANDAL POST, K.G.F. 2. SRI. VIJAY KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, S/O LATE AMAVASI, RESIDING AT NO. 580, INFRONT OF NANDHI DURGA MAIN, OORGIAUM POST, K.G.F. 3. SRI. JEEVA@ SHANTH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, S/O JAMES, RESIDING AT NO. 215, WESLIN BLOCK, CORAMANDAL POST, K.G.F 4. SRI. NATARAJ, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, S/O DESAN, RESIDING AT NO. 136, NEW ORIENTAL LINE, CORAMANDAL POST, K.G.F 5. SRI. SURESH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, S/O VIJAYAKUMAR, RESIDING AT NO. 195. WESLIN BLOCK, CORAMANDAL POST, K.G.F. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21658 CRL.P No. 5632 of 2026 6. JOOLIE @JUNIOR ANTHONY AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, S/O YESUDASS, RESIDING AT NO. 21, NORTH TANK BLOCK, CORAMANDAL POST, K.G.F. &PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAMANAN S.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY OORGAUM POLICE STATION, K.G.F KOLAR DISTRICT. 2. BY ROBERTSONPET POLICE STATION, K.G.F, KOLAR DISTRICT. BOTH REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BENGALURU. 3. SRI. POULRAJ, S/O LATE JAYASHEELAN, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT OM SHAKTHI COMPLEX, IN FRONT OF HP DIVISION BEML HP NAGAR, BEML POST K.G.F, KOLAR, KARNATAKA. 4. SRI. RAJAKUMAR, S/O LATE JAYASHEELAN, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 86, NEW MODEL HOUSE, CORAMANDAL POST, K.G.F., KOLAR, KARNATAKA. &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.ANOOP KUMAR.,HCGP FOR R1 & R2) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO A. C.C. NO. 7018/2025 ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO. 66/2025 REGISTERED BY OORGAUM POLICE STATION, K.G.F., FOR OFFENCES ALLEGED UNDER SECTION 118(1), 115(2), 351(2), 352,54 R/W 19 OF BNS-2023 AND ETC., - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21658 CRL.P No. 5632 of 2026 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Two prayers are challenged in the subject petition. Reserving liberty to challenge the prayers sought in the subject petition, by filing two separate petitions, the subject petition stands disposed. I.A.No.1/2026 also stands disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 226