- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16731 CRL.P No. 1549 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1549 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. RANJITH KUMAR DUGHAR AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O. LATE SRI. SOHANLAL JAIN VENKATARAMAIAH RESIDING AT NO. 105 RISHAB SHANTHI APARTMENTS FLAT NO. 103, 1ST FLOOR KAVILAKSHMISHA ROAD NEAR JAIN COLLEGE V. V PURAM BANGALORE-560 004. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDAN .K, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH HENNUR POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. 2(A) MR. SUDHAKAR REDDY SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LRS ARUNA P. W/O. LATE SUDHAKAR REDDY MAJOR Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16731 CRL.P No. 1549 of 2025 2(B) HARSHITA D/O. LATE SUDHAKAR REDDY MAJOR 2(C) HARIKA D/O. LATE SUDHAKAR REDDY MAJOR ALL ARE R/AT FLAT NO. , 1ST FLOOR MAHARSHI PRAJAYANI APARTMENT VICENT PALLOTI NILAYA ROAD CHELLIKARI VILLAGE KALYAN NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 053. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1) CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 19.08.2016 PASSED IN C.C.NO.55620/2016 BY XI ACMM, BANGALORE ISSUING SUMMONS FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 465, 467, 468, 471, 474, 419, 420, 120(B), 201, 204, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC TO THE PETITIONER PRODUCED UNDER ANNEXURE-G AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS CC.NO.55620/2016 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XI ADDL. CJM ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.359/2015 REGISTERED BY HENNUR POLICE STATION IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16731 CRL.P No. 1549 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. This Court in Criminal Petition No.8351 of 2016 filed by accused No.1 has allowed the criminal petition and quashed the proceedings. 2. The petitioner herein is a purchaser from the said petitioner, who was arrayed as accused No.1 and the petitioner herein has been arrayed as accused No.4. 3. In my view, the reasoning adopted for allowing the petition filed by accused No.1—Anil Kumar would also apply to the present case. 4. Accordingly, the present criminal petition is allowed and the proceedings as against the present petitioner (accused No.4) shall also stand quashed. 5. In view of the disposal of the petition, the pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE RK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 85