CRL.P/7005/2025 of SRI VENKATASHAMAPPA Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 1 October 2026

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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,

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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,

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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.

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…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