- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3314 WP No. 28200 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 28200 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI MAHESH RAO, S/O. ANANDA RAO, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT SHANTHI NAGARA HOUSE, PADNURU VILLAGE AND POST, PUTTUR TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA-574 220. …PETITIONER (BY SRI GOVINDARAJU K, ADVOCATE) AND: THE POTTERS COTTAGE INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, REGISTERED OFFICE AT SAINIKA BHAVAN, KULAL SAHAKARA BHAVANA, PUTTUR, PUTTUR TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA-574 201. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, REGISTERED UNDER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY ACT. …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W 482 OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS OF IN C.C. NO. 342/2021 ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, PUTTUR, D.K AND QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3314 WP No. 28200 of 2024 PROCEEDINGS IN C.C. NO. 342/2021 ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, PUTTUR D.K AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER "(a) Call for the records of in C.C No.342/2021 on file of Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Puttur, D.K. (b) Quash the entire criminal proceedings in C.C No. 342/2021 on file of Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Puttur, D.K. as against the Petitioner vide Annexure-A. (c) Grant such other and further reliefs as this Hon'ble court deems fit in circumstances of the case." 2. After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for petitioner submits on instructions that the petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to urge all contentions including the contentions urged in the present petition in the proceedings in C.C.No.342/2021, which is now pending before the Principal Civil Judge & JMFC., Puttur, D.K. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3314 WP No. 28200 of 2024 3. The submission is placed on record. 4. The petition is disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner to urge all contentions including the contentions urged in the present petition in C.C.No.342/2021. All rival contentions in all aspects of the matter including the contentions urged in the present petition are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE NP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28