- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49252 CRL.P No. 6448 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6448 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. NUTHAN A.R. S/O RANGE GOWDA H., AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, NO.475, ANJANADRI NILAYA, 11TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD, RHCS LAYOUT, ANNAPOORNESHWARI NAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 091 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT R/AT NO.617, AKKA NILAYA, 4TH MAIN ROAD, 6TH CROSS ROAD, 9TH BLOCK, II STAGE, NAGARABHAVI, BENGALURU - 560 072 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LOKESHA M.Y., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE REPRESENTED BY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, ANNAPOORNESHWARI NAGARA POLICE STATION BENGALURU CITY REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, HIGH COURT, BENGALURU-01 Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49252 CRL.P No. 6448 of 2025 2. SMT.PREETHI W/O NUTHAN A.R., AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, NO.475, ANJANADRI NILAYA, 11TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN ROAD, RHCS LAYOUT,ANNAPOORNESHWARINAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 091 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO DIRECT THE TRAIL COURT I.E HONBLE VI ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AT BENGALURU TO DISPOSE/PASS FINAL ORDER/JUDGEMENT IN CC NO.6258/2020 FOUND AT ANNEXURE A, ON MERITS WITHOUT MAKING FURTHER DELAY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER The prayer in this petition is to direct the trial Court to dispose of the case, without further delay. 2. It is contented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that second respondent i.e., the defacto complainant is prolonging the case without appearing - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49252 CRL.P No. 6448 of 2025 before the trial Court and though the charges were framed on 24.07.2023, so far the trial has not commenced and complainant's evidence is not yet recorded. 3. FIR is registered in respect of an incident which took place on 01.01.2020 in Crime No.2/2020 of Annapoorneshwari Nagar Police Station, against the petitioner and others for the offence punishable under Section 341, 323, 354, 504, 506, read with Section 34 of IPC. 4. Charge sheet was filed in the year 2020 against the petitioner. The material on record goes to show that the charges were framed on 24.07.2023 and so far the trial has not commenced. As per the order sheet of the trial Court, even proclamation was issued to CW1 to CW3. 5. Considering the above facts and circumstances, the learned VI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore is directed to dispose of C.C.No.6258/2020 pending against the petitioner as expeditiously as possible - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49252 CRL.P No. 6448 of 2025 and as far as possible within a period of 6 months from today. petition is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28 CT-SG