- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19281 CRL.P No. 979 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 979 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. LAKSHMI BAI @ ROSHINI @ SONY, D/O RAJA RAO, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, RESIDING AT 6, KHB ROAD, KAVALBYRASANDRA, R.T. NAGAR POST, BANGALORE – 560 032. 2. SMT. KAMALA BAI, W/O RAJARAO, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING NO.59, 2ND MAIN, 1ST CROSS, KHB QUARTERS, SULTHANPALYA, R.T. NAGAR POST, BENGALURU – 560 032. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MALATESH S.R, ADVOCATE AND SRI. RANGANATHA D, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KORAMANGALA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 082. Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19281 CRL.P No. 979 of 2025 2. SMT. MANOHAR N. REDDY, S/O NAGABUSHAN REDDY, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, NO.383, 1ST ‘A’ CROSS, 1ST BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE – 34. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN PCR NO.15335/2021 IN C.C.NO.33646/2021 I.E., ANNEXURE-C AND D OF RESPONDENT POLICE STATION FOR AN OFFENCE P/U/S 419, 420, 384, 385, 386, 468, 471 r/w 120B OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE FOR THE 41ST ADDL. CMM AT BANGALORE AGAINST THIS PETITIONERS / ACCUSED NO.1 AND 2 AT BANGALORE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER There was no representation on behalf of the petitioners on 21.04.2025. Even today, there is no representation for the petitioners. 2. The learned Addl.SPP submits that the charges in the case at hand were framed on 23.10.2024 and the trial is on. The subject petition is preferred on 20.12.2024 long after the charges being framed by the concerned Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19281 CRL.P No. 979 of 2025 3. In that light, the subject petition cannot not be entertained in the light of the Apex Court judgment in the case of MINAKSHI BALA V. SUDHIR KUMAR1. Hence, the petition stands disposed reserving liberty to the petitioners to urge all the contentions before the concerned court at the relevant point in time. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE YN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27 CT: BHK 1 (1994) 4 SCC 142