- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16707 CRL.P No. 5040 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5040 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MR IRFAN KHAN S/O LATE HUSEN KHAN, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT CHINNASANDRA VILLAGE, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT, CHIKKABALLAPURA 560 067. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DILIP KUMAR I S., ADVOCATE) AND: MR ARUN KUMAR C V S/O VENKATESHWARA RO CH. AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 43 NEAR SRI RAM TEMPAL, MALLANAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, GULADHALLI POST, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT, DAVANAGERE 577 530. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONBLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO DIRECT THE ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C CHINTHAMANI TO EXPEDITE THE PROCEEDINGS IN PCR NO.26/2024 AT ANNEXURE-A AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE WITH IN A TIME LIMIT WHICH THIS HONBLE COURT DEEMS IT AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16707 CRL.P No. 5040 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner has filed a private complaint under Section 200 of the Cr.P.C., for the offences punishable under Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 504, and 384 of the IPC. 2. The complaint was registered on 12.01.2024. The grievance of the petitioner is that the trial Court has not taken any steps to pass appropriate orders on the complaint till date. 3. A perusal of the order sheet indicates that the matter has been adjourned on the ground that the preceding officer was transferred. However, the petitioner contends that concurrent charge has been assigned to the Principal Civil Judge. 4. In view of the above, it is expedient to dispose of the petition by directing the Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Chintamani, to expedite the proceedings in PCR No.26/2024 and to pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the next date of hearing. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE TIN, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27