- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13463 CRL.P No. 103946 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103946 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. PAMPANAGOUDA YARADON S/O BASANAGOUDA, AGE. 41 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. AKALAKUMPI, TQ. KANAKAGIRI, DIST. KOPPAL-583 231. 2. SRI. FAKEERAPPA GUDUR S/O NAGAPPA, AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. K. MALLAPUR, TQ. KANAKAGERI, DIST. KOPPAL-583 231. 3. SRI. KANAKANAGOUDA YARDON S/O BHOGANGOUDA, AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. AKALAKUMPI, TQ. KANAKAGERI, DIST. KOPPAL-583 231. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. HANUMANTHAREDDY SAHUKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, ASSISTANT SUB-INSPECTOR, KANAKAGERI POLICE STATION, KANAKAGERI, DIST. KOPPAL, BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD-580 011. 2. SRI. NAGARAJ NANDIGAR S/O DEVAPPA, AGE. 33 YEARS, R/O. AKALAKUMPI, TQ. KANAKAGIRI, DIST. KOPPAL-583 231. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023), PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1 TO 3 IN (CRIME NO.67/2024) OF KANAKAGERI POLICE STATION, C.C. NO. 28/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC GANGAVATHI, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 341, RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13463 CRL.P No. 103946 of 2025 323, 324, 504, 506, 34 OF IPC, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR FURTHER ARGUMENTS, THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioners to file necessary application seeking discharge before the Trial Court. 2. The submission made by learned counsel for the petitioners is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 3. All contentions urged in the petition are left open. 4. Registry is directed to return the certified copy of the documents to learned counsel for the petitioners, after retaining photostat copy of the same. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN/CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 107