- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4592 CRL.P No. 6169 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6169 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. HANUMAIAH @ BETTASWAMY S/O. HANUMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, PRESIDENT, NAGASANDRA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, NAGASANDRA, YEDIYURU HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 142. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. KAVITHA D, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY AMRUTHUR POLICE, TUMAKURU, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATKA, BENGALURU-560 002. 2. SRI. N.R. THIMMAPPA, S/O LATE RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT NAGASANDRA, YEDIYURU HOBLI, Digitally signed by MAYAGAIAH VINUTHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4592 CRL.P No. 6169 of 2024 KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 142. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. THEJESH P, HCGP FOR R1, SRI.NARENDRA BABU H.L AND SRI. LINGARAJU K.S, ADVOCATES FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CR.NO.90/2021 REGISTERED BY THE AMRUTHUR POLICE IN C.C.NO.009/2024 BASED ON THE PCR NO.8/2021 FIELD BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 AND FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 406, 408, 409, 420, 468, 471, 204 R/W 34 OF IPC AGAINST THE PETITIONER AS ILLEGAL. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: "a) Quash the entire proceedings in Crime No.90/2021 registered by the Amruthur police in C.C.No.9/2024 based on the P.C.R. No.8/2021 filed by the respondent No.2 and for the alleged offences punishable u/s 406, 408, 409, 420, 468, 471, 204 r/w 34 of IPC against the petitioner as illegal; b) Issue such other orders or direction/s as may be deemed fit to grant, including cost of the case, in the view of facts and circumstances of this above case in the interest of justice and equity." - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4592 CRL.P No. 6169 of 2024 2. After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since charge sheet has been filed, the petitioner would file an application seeking discharge in C.C.No.9/2024 pending on the file of the trial Court and the present petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to seek discharge/file an application for discharge which may be directed to be considered by the trial Court in accordance with law. Submission is placed on record. 3. The petition stands disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to seek discharge/file an application for discharge, which shall be considered by the trial Court in accordance with law. Subject to the aforesaid direction and liberty reserved in favour of the petitioner, the petition stand disposed of. SD/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE VM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 17