- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3366 CRL.P No. 201554 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.201554 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: NAGAPPA @ NAGARAJ S/O SHIVARAJ SAJJANSHETTY, AGE:43 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. KHATAK CHINCHOLI VILLAGE, TQ. BHALKI, DIST. BIDAR-585328. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AMEERAHAMAJA ABDULKADAR GUNNAPURA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH KHATAK CHINCHOLI POLICE STATION, BIDAR DIST., REPRESENTED BY, THE ADDL. STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI-585102. 2. SRI RAJENDR KUMAR FOOD INSPECTOR TAHASIL OFFICE, BHALKI-585328. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. JAMADAR SHAHABUDDIN, HCGP) Digitally signed by SUMITRA SHERIGAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3366 CRL.P No. 201554 of 2024 THIS CRL.P. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (OLD), U/SEC. 528 OF BNSS,2023 PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PRESENT CRIMINAL PETITIONER AND ALSO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDING IN CRIME NO.105/2019 REGISTERED AT KHATAK CHINCHOLI POLICE STATION, BIDAR DIST. AGAINST PETITIONER. FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER U/SEC. 3 & 7 ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT.1955 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THE SAID CASE TRIALED AT HON'BLE ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (JD) JMFC BHALKI. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA) In spite of granting sufficient time, office objections are not complied. Accordingly, criminal petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Dismissal of the present petition would not come in the way of filing a fresh petition in accordance with law. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SRT List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3 CT:PK