- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:813 CRL.P No. 13383 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13383 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS) BETWEEN: SRI. S PRADEEP S/O SHANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT NO. 635/B, E BLOCK, DR RAJKUMAR ROAD, IIND STAGE RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 010. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAKASHA M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA STATION HOUSE OFFICER, RAJAJINAGAR POLICE STATION BENGALURU - 560010 REPRESENTED BY HIS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SRI MUNISWAMY S/O LATE KEMPAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT NO. 174, KOTTANURU GRAM J.P.NAGAR, 8TH PHASE, BENGALURU - 560076. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.12498/2016 (IS ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.105/2014) OF RAJAJINAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 406, 420, 506 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE III ADDL. CJM AT BENGLAURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by LEELAVATHI S R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:813 CRL.P No. 13383 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “a) To quash the entire proceedings in C.C.No.12498/2016 (arising out of Crime No.105/2014) of Rajajinagar Police Station Bengaluru for the alleged offence punishable under Section 406, 420, 506 of IPC pending on the file of Hon’ble III Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Bengaluru, in the interest of justice and equity.” b) To call for records and grant such other relief/s deems fit by this Hon’ble Court, in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent and perused the material on record. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the long pendency of the proceedings in C.C.No.12498/2016 before the III Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru (for short “the Trial Court”) is causing great hardship to the petitioner, who is before this Court by way of the present petition. 4. Learned HCGP for respondent No.1- State submits that there is no merit in the petition and the same is liable to be dismissed. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:813 CRL.P No. 13383 of 2024 5. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances and also noticing the fact that C.C.No.12498/2016 is of the year 2016 and is pending since 8 years, I deem it just and appropriate to direct the Trial Court to expedite the trial in C.C.No.12498/2016 and dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid observations and directions the criminal petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 68