- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14751 CRL.P No. 4714 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4714 OF 2021 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. M. RAJENDRA KUMAR S/O LATE MANIKYAM AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS 2. KIRAN KUMAR S/O M. RAJENDRA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS 3. KARUNAKARAN S/O LATE MANIKYAM AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 4. JAYANTHI W/O KARUNAKARAN AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS 5. VELLI W/O M. RAJENDRA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 6. USHA R W/O ASHOK KUMAR AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS 7. DANUSH S/O KARUNAKARAN AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14751 CRL.P No. 4714 of 2021 ALL ARE R/O GANGAMMANAPALYA, BANGARPETE-563 114. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. K. VENKATARAMANA AND SRI. M.R. NANJUNDA GOWDA, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. STATE BY BANGARPETE POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BANGALORE. 2. RAJA S/O EKAMBARAM, GANGAMMANAPALYA, BANGARPETE, K.G.F. …RESPONDENTS (BY MS. ASMA KOUSER, ADDL. SPP FOR R-1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CHARGE SHEET AGAINST THE PETITIONERS IN C.C.NO.165/2021 (CR.NO.218/2020) OF BANGARPETE P.S., ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, BANGARPETE, KOLAR. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14751 CRL.P No. 4714 of 2021 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Petitioners have questioned the charge sheet filed against them, pending in C.C.No.165/2021 on the file of the Court of Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Bangarpete, Kolar. 2. Charge sheet is filed for offences punishable under Section 143, 504, 323, 354(B), 506 r/w 149 of IPC. 3. Learned counsel submitted that the petitioners have filed an application under Section 239 of Cr.P.C., (262 of BNSS) before the trial Court seeking discharge and therefore, he may be permitted to withdraw the petition with a liberty to urge the said application, keeping open all the contentions. 4. In view of the above submission, petition is disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioners to argue for discharge before the trial Court. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:14751 CRL.P No. 4714 of 2021 5. Considering that the incident is of the year 2020 and the charge sheet was filed in the year 2021, learned trial Judge is directed to dispose of the application seeking discharge, if any filed, as expeditiously as possible. All the contentions of the petitioners are kept open. I.A.No.1/2021 is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35 Ct:ar