- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010325242025 NC: 2026:KHC:54911 CRL.P No. 7005 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7005 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: 1. SRI VENKATASHAMAPPA S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS, 2. SRI. MANJUNATH. V. S/O VENKATASWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 3. SRI. KRISHNAPPA S/O MUNISHAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, 4. SRI. SRIKANTH S/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, 5. SRI PRAVEEN S/O ANJINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, 6. SRI. NAVEEN KUMAR. A. S/O ANJINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, 7. SRI. NANJUNDAPPA S/O LATE. MUNINARASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 8. SMT. MUNIYAMMA W/O NANJUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, Digitally Signed By: SURAJ GOVINDA RAJ 05/10/2026, 17:33, Bengaluru Verified - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010325242025 NC: 2026:KHC:54911 CRL.P No. 7005 of 2025 9. SURYA KALA D/O NANJUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, 10. SRI. SURESH S/O NANJUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, 11. SMT. SONNAMMA W/O LATE MUNIGANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS. 12. SRI. MUNIANJINAPPA, S/O LATE, MUNIGANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS 13. SRI. NANDISH STO MUNIANJINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, 14. SRI. SATHISH S/O MUNIANJINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, 15. SRI. MUNEGOWDA S/O LATE. MUNIGANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, 16. SRI. KRISHNAPPA S/O LATE MUNIGANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 17. SRI. SHIVANNA S/O LATE. MUNIGANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 18. SRI. RAJA S/O LATE. MUNIGANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 19. SRI. SUBRAMANI S/O LATE. MUNIGANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, 20. SRI. DODDAMUNIYAPPA, S/O MUNINAGAPPA, Digitally Signed By: SURAJ GOVINDA RAJ 05/10/2026, 17:33, Bengaluru Verified - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010325242025 NC: 2026:KHC:54911 CRL.P No. 7005 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 21. SRI. MUNIRAMAIAH ALIS RAMAPPA D, S/O DUDDAMUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 22. SRI. MUNIRAMAPPA, 5/6 MUNINAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, 23. SRI. THIMMARAYAPPA, S'O MUNINAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 24. SRI. RAGHAVENDRA S/O THIMMARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 24 ARE R/AT ANIGHATTA VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562110. 25. SRI. KARIBASAPPA S. S/O C. SHIVARUDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT NO.2944/E, M.R.C.R., OPP. MARUTHI MANDIRA, HAMPINAGAR, BANGALORE-560 104. 26. SMT. MAMATHA S.H. S/O SHANTHARAJANNA. H. R., AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT FLAT NO. 101, HM GLENVILLE APARTMENT, 7TH CROSS, 15TH MAIN, VASANTHANAGAR, BANGALORE-560 001. 27. SRI. MANJUNATHA R. S/O RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT SANNE AMANIKERE, KASABA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-562110. Digitally Signed By: SURAJ GOVINDA RAJ 05/10/2026, 17:33, Bengaluru Verified - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010325242025 NC: 2026:KHC:54911 CRL.P No. 7005 of 2025 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ADINARAYANAPPA., ADVOCATE FOR P1 TO P24 & 25; SRI. YASHAS K., ADVOCATE FOR P25 & P26) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY VISHWANATHAPURA P.S. BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. REPT. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING. BANGALORE-560 001. 2. SRI. DINESH BHANDARI S/O B.C. BHANDARI, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT, NO.33, 2ND FLOOR, NARAYANA MANSION, J.M. ROAD, BANGALORE-560 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RANJITH KUMAR N., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. AVINASH P., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO CALL FOR ENTIRE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE CRIME NO. 0007/2025 OF THE VISHWANATHAPURA POLICE, WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT DEVANAHALLI, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT AND ETC. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The Petitioners are before this court seeking for the following reliefs: Digitally Signed By: SURAJ GOVINDA RAJ 05/10/2026, 17:33, Bengaluru Verified - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010325242025 NC: 2026:KHC:54911 CRL.P No. 7005 of 2025 i) To call for entire records pertaining to the Crime No.0007/2025 of the Vishwanathapura Police, which is pending on the file of the Hon'ble Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC at Devanahalli Bangalore Rural District. ii) After Perusing the records, quash the F.I.R. and complaint registered by the 1st respondent police against these petitioners in Crime No.0007/2025 for the offence punishable under section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 which is produced at Annexure 'A'. iii) Grant cost of this petition. iv) And also grant such other and further relief's as this Hon'ble court deems fit considering the facts and circumstance of the cases to meet the ends of justice. 2. What has been challenged is FIR. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that charge sheet has been laid. 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioners to challenge the said charge sheet, the Petition stands dismissed. (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE LN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36 Digitally Signed By: SURAJ GOVINDA RAJ 05/10/2026, 17:33, Bengaluru Verified