- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3259 CRL.P No. 201105 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.201105 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MARUTI S/O TIPPANNA, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: PENSIONER, R/O VILLAGE BARIDABAD, TQ. AND DIST. BIDAR, NOW RESIDING AT KALABURAGI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI K. M. GHATE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH ITS SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MARKET POLICE STATION, BIDAR, THROUGH ADDL. STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, KALABURAGI BENCH, KALABURAGI-585107. 2. SANJEEVKUMAR N. KUMBARAGERE, POLICE INSPECTOR, CRE CELL, KALABURAGI, DIST. KALABURAGI, AIWAN- E -SHAHI ROAD, KALABURAGI-585102. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE C.R.E. CELL, VIJAYAPUR DIVISION, VIJAYAPUR-586101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI JAMADAR SHAHABUDDIN, HCGP FOR R1; SRI C. JAGADISH, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3) Digitally signed by RENUKA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3259 CRL.P No. 201105 of 2024 THIS CRL.P. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS (U/SEC.482 OF CR.P.C.), PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 /MARKET P.S., BIDAR IN CRIME NO.10/2022, ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, BIDAR FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 196, 198, 420, 109 R/W SECTION 3(1)(Q) OF SC/ST (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 1989 AND OTHER BC (RESERVATION OF APPOINTMENT) ACT, 1990 UNDER SECTION 5(A) 5(B). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA) Heard Sri K.M. Ghate, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri C. Jagadish, learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3 and Sri Jamadar Shahabuddin, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1. 2. At the outset, Sri K.M. Ghate, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that caste certificate itself - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3259 CRL.P No. 201105 of 2024 is cancelled. Therefore, the criminal proceedings would no longer be entitled to be continued. 3. Cancellation of the caste certificate is not in dispute. However, learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3 Sri C. Jagadish expresses an apprehension that if there is a fresh order, then the authorities be at liberty to initiate necessary action. 4. The said apprehension appears to be hypothetical. Nevertheless, if there is a cause, it is always open for respondent Nos.2 and 3 to initiate necessary action. 5. With that observation, the pending proceedings against the petitioners need to be quashed. 6. Hence, the following: ORDER (a) The Criminal Petition is allowed. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3259 CRL.P No. 201105 of 2024 (b) The pending proceedings against the petitioner is hereby quashed. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE RSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33 CT:PK