- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4597 CRL.P No. 10239 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. 10239 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SUKUMAR S/O NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 2. SRI. NAGARAJ S/O NANJAPPA GOUNDER AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS 3. SRI. VELU S/O NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS 4. SRI. SARAVANA @ MUTTU S/O CHIKKA MUTHU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 4 R/O KADIRENAHALLI VILLAGE, BANGARPET TALUK K.G.F - 563 114 5. SRI. KUMARAN S S/O SELVA SEGARAN AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT NO.1048 A ARASANAPALLI VILLAGE, BANDARAPALLI, NATRAMPALLI TALUK THIRUPATHUR DISTRICT Digitally signed by MAYAGAIAH VINUTHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4597 CRL.P No. 10239 of 2024 VELLORE, TAMILNADU - 632 001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NANJUNDA GOWDA M.R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BUDIKOTE POLICE STATION, K.G.F, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR S/O MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/AT BAIRAGANAHALLI VILLAGE, BANGARPET TALUK K.G.F TALUK - 563 114. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. THEJESH.P, HCGP FOR R1, SRI. MANU SHANKAR S.S, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS IN SPL. S.C. IPC AND SC/ST 7/2024 (IN CRIME NO. 05/2024 OF BUDIKOTE POLICE STATION) FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 212, 307, 323, 342, 504, 506 R/W OF IPC AND SECTION 3(2)(v) OF S.C./ST PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES ACT, 1989 NOW WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT KOLAR. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4597 CRL.P No. 10239 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to seek discharge and/or file an application for discharge before the Sessions Court, who may be directed to consider and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Petition is disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to seek discharge and/or file an application for discharge, which shall be considered by the Sessions Court in accordance with law. 4. Liberty is also reserved in favour of the petitioners to take recourse to such other remedies as available in law subsequently. SD/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE VM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 20