- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6749 CRL.P No. 1262 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.1262 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS) BETWEEN: SRI. VEERENDRA PATIL S/O YOGENDRAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, BASAVANA BEEDI, ANANDHAPURA VILLAGE, SAGARA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT – 577 401. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SAVITHA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE CIRCLE POLICE INSPECTOR, SAGARA RURAL CIRCLE POLICE STATION, SAGARA, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT – 577 401 2. THE STATE BY POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR, SAGARA RURAL POLICE STATION, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 401. REP. BY ADDL. SPP. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.339/2020 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 420 OF IPC AND UNDER SECTIONS 5, 38, 39 OF KARNATAKA MONEY LENDERS ACT, 1961 AND UNDER SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF THE KARNATAKA PROHIBITION OF CHARGING EXORBITANT INTEREST ACT, 2004 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRL. SR. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC SAGAR. Digitally signed by LEELAVATHI S R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6749 CRL.P No. 1262 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “a) Call for the records in respect of C.C.No.339/2020 pending on the file of the Prl. Senior Civil Judge &JMFC, Sagara; b) Quash the entire proceedings in C.C.No.339/2020 registered by the respondent against the petitioner for the offences punishable under Section 420 of IPC and under Sections 5, 38, 39 of Karnataka Money Lenders Act, 1961 and under Sections 3 and 4 of the Karnataka Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2004 pending on the file of the Prl. Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, Sagara, and c) Pass any other appropriate order or orders or direction as this Hon’ble Court may deems fit to grant by considering the facts and circumstance of the case, in the interests of justice and equity.” 2. Learned Addl. SPP for respondents submits that during pendency of the present petition, respondents have already filed charge sheet and that the present petition has been rendered infructuous. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6749 CRL.P No. 1262 of 2024 3. The said submission is placed on record. 4. Accordingly, petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. Liberty is reserved in favour of the petitioner to urge all contentions in C.C.No.339/2020 before the Trial Court and take recourse to such remedies as available in law including approaching this Court by way of one more petition, if so advised. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE SV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 96