- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41430 CRL.P No. 14201 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14201 OF 2025 BETWEEN: PRAKASH S/O.SRI.RAMU, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT.101, 4TH CROSS UTTARAHALLI, BHUVANESHVARI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 061. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. G.M. SHARATH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BANDEPALYA P.S. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. RAJU G. S/O. GOPAL NAIK, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO.127, NEAR MUNESHAWARA TEMPLE, 10TH CROSS, HOSAPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 068. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41430 CRL.P No. 14201 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO DIRECT THE LEARNED TRIAL COURT TO ENSURE EXPEDITIOUS AND TIME BOUND DISPOSAL OF CC NO.25475/2023 ARISING OUT OF FIR REGISTERED IN CRIME NO.39/2023 BY RESPONDENT BANDEPALYA POLICE STATION FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 380 OF THE IPC PENDING BEFORE THE LEARNED IX ADDL. CJM, BENGALURU WITHIN A STIPULATED PERIOD. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Learned Addl. SPP accepts notice for the State / respondent No.1. 2. Petitioner is seeking to issue a direction for the speedy disposal of the trial pending against him in C.C.No.25475/2023 on the file of IX Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore. 3. The first informant has alleged in the complaint that on 12.02.2023, he had redeemed certain gold ornaments pledged with Muthoot Finance and kept the same in the locker at his residence. Subsequently, on - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41430 CRL.P No. 14201 of 2025 07.03.2023, he noticed that about 120 grams of gold jewellery were missing, though there were no signs of forcible entry or damage to the locker. Based on this, a case for theft was registered against unknown persons. 4. Charge sheet is filed against the petitioner for the offence punishable under Sections 414 & 380 of Indian Penal Code, 1860. 5. It is submitted by the learned counsel that as there are many cases registered against the petitioner, he is in judicial custody and therefore, the trial Court may be directed to conclude the trial within a specific period. 6. The Hon’ble Apex Court in High Court Bar Association, Allahabad v. State of U.P. & Ors. in Crl.A.No.3589/2023 dated 29.02.2024, has observed in para No.32, which is extracted here under: “32. Therefore, constitutional Courts should not normally fix a time-bound schedule for disposal of cases pending in any Court. The pattern of pendency of various categories of cases pending in every Court, including High Courts, is different. The - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41430 CRL.P No. 14201 of 2025 situation at the grassroots level is better known to the judges of the concerned Courts. Therefore, the issue of giving out-of- turn priority to certain cases should be best left to the concerned Courts. The orders fixing the outer limit for the disposal of cases should be passed only in exceptional circumstances to meet extraordinary situations.” 7. Merely because there are other cases registered against the petitioner itself is not a ground to grant the relief sought. Such directions will adversely affect the functioning of the trial Court and may be difficult to implement. Hence, this Court is not inclined to direct the trial Court to conduct the trial in a time bound manner. However, considering that the charge sheet is already filed, the learned Magistrate is directed to expedite the trial. Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE PSJ CT-SG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21