- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3239 WP No. 100735 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.100735 OF 2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. PARVATHA REDDY S/O. GOVINDA REDDY, AGE: 72 YEARS, OCC: NIL, 2. RATHNAMMA W/O. PARVATHA REDDY, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, BOTH ARE R/O: PLOT NO.3, GROUND FLOOR, GOLDEN RAY APARTMENT NEAR CHAITANYA COLLEGE, SIDDHARATH COLONY, GANDHI NAGAR, BALLARI – 583 103. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI SRINIVAS B. NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH KAMPLI P.S. DISTRICT BALLARI, R/BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH – 580 011. 2. SMT. USHA G. W/O. PRABHAKAR REDDY, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O: HIRE JAYIGUNUR VILLAGE, TALUKA KAMPLI, DISTRICT: BALLARI – 583 105. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1; SMT. SHRIYA S. KATAGIMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI AND QUASH THE ORDER DATED 20.02.2021 AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.78/2021 ON THE FILE OF Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3239 WP No. 100735 of 2022 ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, HOSAPETE (CRIME NO.135/2020 OF KAMPLI POLICE STATION) REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 323, 447, 427, 504, 506, 354, 109, 149 OF IPC, INSOFAR AS PETITIONERS CONCERN VIDE ANNEXURE-D AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) The petitioners/accused Nos.5 and 6 are before this Court calling in question the proceedings in C.C.No.78/2021 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 447, 427, 504, 506, 354, 109, 149 of the IPC. 2. Heard Sri Srinivas B. Naik, learned counsel for petitioners and Sri Sharad V. Magadum, learned AGa for respondent No.1 and Smt. Shriya S. Katagimath, lerned counsel for respondent No.2. 3. Facts in brief, germane as follows: The petitioners/accused Nos.5 and 6 along with others are alleged to have indulged in certain acts of - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3239 WP No. 100735 of 2022 assault and also the ingredients of Section 354 of the IPC on 12.11.2020. This results in the complainant registering the crime on 17.11.2020 against all the accused. The petitioners were before this Court, at the stage of registration of the crime and during the pendency of the petition, charge sheet was filed against the petitioners. Therefore, the petition was withdrawn and the withdrawal of it has resulted in the present petition. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would contend that insofar as accused Nos.5 and 6 are concerned, there are no ingredients of any of the offences that are alleged. The learned counsel would further submit that the petitioner/accused No.5 is in possession of the property. If the accused No.5 is in possession of the property, he cannot be alleged of an offence under Section 447 of the IPC criminal trespass into his own property. Therefore, would submit that the proceedings be quashed against accused Nos.5 and 6. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3239 WP No. 100735 of 2022 5. Per contra, the learner AGA would refute the submissions in contending that the police, after investigation, have filed a charge sheet. The charge sheet clearly narrates the role of these petitioners to be instigating the crime committed by accused Nos.1 to 4. Therefore, the petitioners should come out clean in a full blown trial. He would seek dismissal of the petition. 6. I have given my anxious consideration to the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and perused the material on record. 7. The aforenarrated facts are not in dispute. The incident that happens on 12.11.2020, triggers registration of the crime. The role of the petitioners are found in the following lines : “¢£ÁAPÀ 12/11/2020 gÀAzÀÄ ªÀÄzsÁåºÀß 02.30 gÀ ¸ÀĪÀiÁgÀÄ £Á£ÀÄ ºÁUÀÆ £À£Àß vÀAVAiÀiÁzÀ anÖAiÀÄÄ ¸ÀzÀj ªÉÄîÌAqÀ d«Ää£À°è zÀ£ÀUÀ¼À ªÉÄêÀÅ PÉÆÃAiÀÄå®Ä ºÉÆÃzÁUÀ 1) ¸ÀÄzÁ UÀAqÉAiÉÄmï AiÀÄ¢æ¸Áé«Ä 2) C£ÀÄPÁë UÀAqÀ £ÁUÀgÀ gÉrØ 3) £ÁWÀgÁd gÉqÉØ vÀAzÉ ¯ÉÃmï ±ÀAPÀgÀgÉrØ 4) gÁdtÚgÉrØ vÀAzÉ ¯ÉÃmï ²ªÀgÁd gÀrØ EªÀgÀÄUÀ¼À §¼ÁîjAiÀÄ°è ªÁ¸ÀªÁVgÀĪÀ ¥ÀªÀðvÀgÉrØ vÀAzÉ ¯ÉÃmï UÉÆëAzÀgÉrØ ºÁUÀÆ gÀvÀߪÀÄä UÀAqÀ ¥ÀªÀðvÀgÉrØgÀªÀgÀÄ PÀÄlÄPÀ̤AzÀ £ÁªÀÅ ¸ÁUÀĪÀ½ ªÀiÁrzÀ d«Ää£À°è CPÀæªÀÄ ¥ÀæªÉñÀ ªÀiÁr £ÁªÀÅ ¸ÁUÀĪÀ½ d«Ää£À°è /¨É¼ÉzÀ ¨sÀvÀÛªÀ£ÀÄß vÀĽzÀÄ £Á±À ªÀiÁrzÀÄÝ DUÀ £Á£ÀÄ £À£Àß vÀAVAiÀiÁzÀ ZÉnÖAiÀiÁ C°èUÉ ºÉÆÃV CªÀjUÉ ¨sÀvÀÛªÀ£ÀÄß KPÉ ºÁ¼ÀÄ ªÀiÁrwÛgÉAzÀÄ PÉýzÀÝPÉÌ DUÀ CªÀgÀÄ ¸ÀzÀj d«ÄãÀÄ £ÀªÀÄäzÀÄ....” - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3239 WP No. 100735 of 2022 8. The allegation was that the petitioners have instigated the offence. The police after investigation, file a charge sheet. The summary of the charge sheet as obtaining in Column No.17 reads as follows: “17. PÉù£À ¸ÀAQë¥ÀÛ ¸ÁgÁA±À F zÉÆõÁgÉÆÃ¥Àt ¥ÀvÀæzÀ PÁ®A 14 gÀ°è, PÁt¹zÀ ¸ÁQë 01 gÀªÀgÀ UÀAqÀ£ÁzÀ ¸ÁQë 08 gÀªÀjUÉ »gÉà eÁ¬ÄUÀ£ÀÆgÀÄ UÁæªÀÄzÀ° ¦vÁæfðvÀ D¹Û ¸ÀªÉð£ÀA 53/3¹ ¥ÉÊQ: 4:00 JPÀgÉ d«ÄãÀÄ EzÀÄÝ F d«ÄãÀÄ DgÉÆæ 05 gÀªÀgÀ ºÉ¸Àj£À°èzÀÄÝ DgÉÆæ 05 gÀªÀgÀÄ F d«ÄãÀ£ÀÄß ¸ÁQë 08 gÀªÀgÀ ºÉ¸ÀjUÉ ªÀiÁr¹gÀĪÀÅ¢®è. ¸ÁQë 08 gÀªÀjUÉ ªÉÄîÌAqÀ d«Ää£À°è 02 JPÀgÉ d«ÄãÀÄ §gÀ¨ÉÃPÀÄ DzÀgÉ ¸ÁQë 08 gÀªÀgÀ ºÉ¸ÀjUÉ ªÀiÁrPÉÆnÖgÀĪÀÅ¢®è. F d«ÄãÀ£ÀÄß ¸ÁQë 08 gÀªÀgÀÄ ¸ÀĪÀiÁgÀÄ ªÀµÀðUÀ½AzÀ ¸ÁUÀĪÀ½ ªÀiÁrPÉÆAqÀÄ ºÉÆÃVgÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ¸ÁQë 08 gÀªÀgÀÄ ¨sÀvÀÛªÀ£ÀÄß ºÁQgÀÄvÁÛgÉ. DgÉÆæ 05 gÀªÀgÀÄ vÀ£Àß ªÀÄUÀ£À ºÉAqÀwAiÀiÁzÀ DgÉÆæ 01 gÀªÀgÀ ºÉ¸ÀjUÉ ªÉÄîÌAqÀ d«ÄãÀ£ÀÄß AiÀiÁjUÀÆ UÉÆvÁÛUÀzÀAvÉ ¥ÀªÀgï D¥sï CmÁ¤ð ªÀiÁr¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ¢£ÁAPÀ 12.11.2020 gÀAzÀÄ ªÀizsÁåºÀß, 02.30 UÀAmÉUÉ ¸ÁQë 01 & 04 gÀªÀgÀÄ vÁªÀÅ ¸ÁUÀĪÀ½ ªÀiÁrzÀ ªÉÄîÌAqÀ ¸ÀªÉÃð £ÀA d«Ää£À ¥ÉÊQ 02 d«Ää£À°è ªÉÄêÀÅ PÉÆAiÀÄå®Ä ºÉÆÃzÁUÀ DgÉÆæ 01 jAzÀ 04 gÀªÀgÀÄ DgÉÆæ 05 & 06 gÀªÀgÀ PÀĪÀÄäQ̤AzÀ ¸ÁQë 01 gÀªÀgÀ d«Ää£À°è DPÀæªÀÄ ¥ÀæªÉñÀ ªÀiÁr d«Ää£À£À°èzÀÝ ¨sÀvÀÛªÀ£ÀÄß vÀĽzÀÄ £Á±À ªÀiÁrgÀÄvÁÛgÉÉ, EzÀ£ÀÄß ¸ÁQë 01 gÀªÀgÀÄ PÉýzÀÝPÉÌ DgÉÆæ-01 ¼ÀÄ ¸ÁQë 01 gÀªÀjUÉ ¯Éà PÀvÉÛ ¸ÀÆ¼É ªÀÄUÀ¼ÉÀ EzÀÄ £À£Àß d«ÄãÀÄ JAzÀÄ CªÁZÀå ±À§ÝUÀ½AzÀ ¨ÉÊzÀÄ PÉÊUÀ¬ÄAzÀ JqÀ PÀ¥Á¼ÀPÉÌ §r¢gÀÄvÁÛ¼É, DgÉÆæ-02 ¼ÀÄ ¸ÁQë 04 gÀªÀjUÉ «ÄAræ ªÀÄUÀ¼É JAzÀÄ CªÁZÀå ±À§ÝUÀ½AzÀ ¨ÉÊ¢gÀÄvÁÛ¼É, DgÉÆæ 03 £ÀÄ ¸ÁQë 01 gÀªÀjUÉ ¤ÃªÀÅ ¨É¼ÉzÀ ¨É¼ÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ºÉÃUÉ PÀmÁªÀÅ ªÀiÁqÀÄwÛÃgÁ £Á£ÀÄ £ÉÆÃqÀÄvÉÛãÉ, ¤ªÀÄä£ÀÄß fêÀ ¸À»vÀ ©qÀĪÀÅ¢®è, ¥Áæt¨ÉzÀjPÉ ºÁQ, ¹ÃgÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß »rzÀÄ J¼ÉzÁr ªÀiÁ£À¨sÀAUÀ ªÀiÁr, PÉʬÄAzÀ ¨É¤ßUÉ UÀÄ¢ÝgÀÄvÁÛ£É. DgÉÆæ 04 £ÀÄ ¸ÁQë 04 gÀªÀjUÉ ¸ÀÆ¼É ªÀÄUÀ¼É CAvÀ CªÁZÀå ±À§ÝUÀ½AzÀ ¨ÉÊzÀÄ PÉʬÄAzÀ zÀ©âgÀÄvÁÛ£É ªÀÄvÀÄÛ DgÉÆæ 05 gÀªÀgÀÄ vÀªÀÄä ºÉ¸Àj£À°ègÀĪÀ d«ÄãÀ£ÀÄß ¸ÁQë 08 gÀªÀgÀ ºÉ¸ÀjUÉ ªÀiÁr¹PÉÆqÀ¨ÉÃPÁUÀÄvÀÛzÉ JAzÀÄ DgÉÆæ 05 & 06 gÀªÀgÀÄ DgÉÆæ 01 jAzÀ 04 gÀªÀjUÉ PÀĪÀÄäPÀÄÌ ¤Ãr UÀ¯ÁmÉ ªÀiÁqÀĪÀAvÉ ªÀiÁrgÀĪÀÅzÀÄ vÀ¤SɬÄAzÀ zsÀÈqÀ¥ÀnÖgÀÄvÀÛªÉ.” - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3239 WP No. 100735 of 2022 PÁgÀt DgÉÆæ 01 ¼À «gÀÄzÀÝ PÀ®A 323, 427, 447, 504 L¦¹, DgÉÆæ 02 ¼À «gÀÄzÀÝ PÀ®A : 427, 447, 504 , L¦¹, DgÉÆæ-03 «gÀÄzÀÝ PÀ®A 427,447,354,506, L¦¹, DgÉÆæ-04 £À «gÀÄzÀÝ PÀ®A 427,447,504 L¦¹ ºÁUÀÆ DgÉÆæ 05 & 06 gÀªÀgÀ «gÀzÀÝ PÀ®A 109 L¦¹, ªÉÄîÌAqÀ PÀÈvÀåªÀ£ÀÄß DgÉÆævÀgÉ®ègÀÆ ¸ÉÃj ªÀiÁrgÀĪÀÅzÀjAzÀ PÀ®A 149 L¦¹ jÃvÀå zÉÆõÁgÉÆÃ¥Àt ¥ÀvÀæªÀ£ÀÄß vÀAiÀiÁj¹ WÀ£À £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄPÉÌ ¤ªÉâ¹PÉÆArgÀÄvÀÛzÉ.” 9. A perusal at the summary of the charge sheet would clearly indicate that the allegations against these petitioners/accused Nos.5 and 6 are that they have instigated accused Nos.1 to 4, to commit assault or indulge in ingredients of the other offences. Barring this, there is no allegation against these petitioners. 10. As observed hereinabove, the counsel appearing for the petitioners submits the accused No.5 is in possession of the property. If accused No.5 is in possession of the property, it is understandable as to how Sections 427 or 447 can be laid against accused No.5, as there cannot be criminal trespass into ones own property. Therefore, in the aforesaid light, if further proceedings are permitted to continue against these petitioners, it would - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3239 WP No. 100735 of 2022 become an abuse of the process of the law and result in miscarriage of justice. 11. For the aforesaid reasons, the following : ORDER (i) The petition is allowed. (ii) The proceedings in C.C.No.78/2021 on the file of Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Hosapete, qua the petitioners/accused Nos.5 and 6, stand quashed. (iii) It is made clear that the observations made in the course of the order would not become applicable to the proceedings pending against any other accused before any Court of law. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NAA/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 78