- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1697 CRL.P No. 100372 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100372 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. RAMKRISHNA T. HEDGE AGE. 65 YEARS, OCC. RETD. GOVT. EMPLOYEE, R/O. #C/702/5/I, SRISAIGURU, 3RD CROSS, VIVEK NAGAR, COLLEGE ROAD, TQ. KUMTA, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581343. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.A.SONDUR AND SRI. JAGADISH PATIL, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH KUMTA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580011. 2. SRI. GIRISH KRISHNA NAIK AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. ADVOCATE, R/O. NAIKWAD, NANDANAGADDA, KARWAR, DIST. UTTARAKANNADA-581301. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.T.HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R1; NOTICE TO R2 IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SE. 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO, DIRECT THE PRL. J.M.F.C. KUMTA IN KUMTA POLICE STATION CRIME NO.84/2022 REGISTERED FOR OFFENCES P/U/SEC. 447, 427, 504, 506, R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC TO PASS ORDERS OF B REPORT WITHIN PERIOD OF 4 WEEKS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.02.01 13:32:24 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1697 CRL.P No. 100372 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Respondent No.2 lodged a First Information Report (FIR) alleging that the petitioner had criminally trespassed onto his land, abused him, and cut down standing trees on his property. Upon investigation, the police submitted a ‘B’ report. Aggrieved by the same, Respondent No.2 filed a protest petition. 2. The petitioner’s grievance is that, despite being exonerated by the police, the trial Court has not passed any order on the protest petition filed by Respondent No.2 since August 2024. The pendency of the protest petition has prevented the petitioner from removing the felled trees, thereby causing monetary loss. 3. In view of the above, the following order is passed: ORDER (i) The petition is disposed of with a direction to the Principal JMFC, Kumta, to dispose of the protest petition filed by Respondent No.2 in Crime No.84/2022, registered at Kumta Police Station, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE AC Ct:vh List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18