- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54863 CRL.P No. 17621 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17621 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT KAREMMA W/O GOPAL KRISHAN, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, PRESENTLY MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY DEVADURGA CONSTITUENCY, RAICHUR DISTRICT. R/AT VTC CHINTLAKUNTA, PO MOSARKAL, DEVADURGA TALUK, RAICHUR DISTRICT-584126. AS PER AADHAAR CARD. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ARAVIND H, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEVADURGA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED ASSISTANT SUB-INSPECTOR, DEVADURGA TALUK, RAICHUR DISTRICT REP. BY ITS SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU BENCH. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC, AT DEVADURGA IN CC.NO.41/2021, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S Digitally signed by C HONNUR SAB Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54863 CRL.P No. 17621 of 2025 341,143,149,269,270 OF IPC, IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER This petition is filed to quash the charge sheet and entire proceedings pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class at Devadurga in C.C. No.41/2021 for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 143, 149, 269, 270 of Indian Penal Code. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the issue raised in the present petition is covered in terms of the judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench in Crl. P. No.102902/2023 C/w Crl.P. No.102904/2023. 3. Learned High Court Government Pleader would fairly submit that the issue raised in the present petition is covered in terms of the aforementioned judgment. 4. This Court has perused the contents of the complaint. It is noticed that the case is filed against the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54863 CRL.P No. 17621 of 2025 petitioner on the premise that the petitioner has not followed the protocol during the Covid-19 pandemic. 5. Considering the aforementioned complaint and the aforementioned judgment, the Court is of the view that the issue raised in the present petition is squarely covered in terms of the judgment in Crl.P. No.102902/2023 C/w Crl.P. No.102904/2023. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) Petition is allowed. (ii) The proceeding before the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class at Devadurga in C.C. No.41/2021 for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 143, 149, 269, 270 of Indian Penal Code is quashed. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33