- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22840 CRL.P No. 10295 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10295 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI P.H.DAYANAND, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O P.K.HUCHANNA, PAID SECRETARY TO BHAVANI HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., R/AT NO.239, UPSTAIRS, NEAR UMA THEATRE, BULL TEMPLE ROAD, CHAMARAJPET, BENGALURU – 560 018. …PETITIONER (BY SRI S.G.RAJENDRA REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS STATION HOUSE OFFICER, HALASURGATE POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY LEARNED HCGP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SMT. KANTHA JAIN, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, W/O CHANDRAKANT SHAH, MANAGING DIRECTOR, KCS INVESTMENT CONSULTANCY PVT. LTD., NO.2650, GROUND FLOOR, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22840 CRL.P No. 10295 of 2024 37TH ‘B’ CROSS 28TH MAIN, 9TH BLOCK, JAYANAGARA, BENGALURU – 560 041. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C., (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME NO.132 OF 2014 OF III ADDITIONAL CJM COURT AT BENGALURU AND HAS TAKEN THE COGNIZANCE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 120B, 406, 417, 418, 419, 420 R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC AS FOUND AT ANNEXURE-A IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.9 (OR) TO QUASH ORDER DATED 06.04.2024 ON APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 239 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN C.C.NO.15728/2014 PASSED BY THE III ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE COURT AT BENGALURU AS FOUND AT ANNEXURE-H IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.9. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned Addl. State Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1, on instructions and verification would submit that the charges are already framed by the trial Court, the matter is at the stage of trial and the petition would not be entertainable at this juncture. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22840 CRL.P No. 10295 of 2024 2. In the light of the aforesaid submission, the entertainment of the petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., at this juncture, will run foul of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of MINAKSHI BALA V. SUDHIR KUMAR reported in (1994) 4 SCC 142. Therefore, reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail of such remedy, as is available in law, the petition stands disposed. Pending application is disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1 CT:SS