- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8894 CRL.P No. 8597 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 8354 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8597 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)-) C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8354 OF 2024 IN CRL.P No. 8597/2024 BETWEEN: SRI. GANGADHARA @ GANGADHARA ACHAR, S/O NARAYANASWAMY AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT NO 1155, 1ST MAIN KAMALANAGAR, BENGALURU CITY BENGALURU - 560079 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. N.NANDAN.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY TAVAREKERE POLICE STATION BENGALURU RURAL REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU – 560001 2. SMT PREMA W/O RAMESH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT PEENYA 2ND STAGE Digitally signed by LEELAVATHI S R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:8894 CRL.P No. 8597 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 8354 of 2024 TIGALARAPALYA MAIN ROAD, BALAJINAGAR, BENGALURU CITY BENGALURU …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1, (R-2 SERVED)BUT UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED QUASH THE FIR COMPLAINT AND CHARGE SHEET INITIATED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 BYADARAHALLI POLICE STATION (FIR REGISTER TAVAREKERE POLICE STATION) IN C.C.NO.13935/2018 (CR.NO.953/2015) FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 143, 147, 448, 427, 354, 323, 504, 506 R/W 149 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF CJM, BENGALURU RURAL AT BENGALURU. IN CRL.P NO. 8354/2024 BETWEEN: 1. MOHANRAJ VODEYAR S/O MAYANNA VODEYAR, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT NO.75, 3RD CROSS, MUNESHWARA BLOCK, MAHALAKSHMILAYOUT, NEAR SOLLAPURADAMMA TEMPLE, BENGALURU-560086 2. BASAVARAJU S/O SIDDABASAVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.12, IST MAIN ROAD, BYRAVESHWARANAGAR, LAGGERE, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU-560058 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:8894 CRL.P No. 8597 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 8354 of 2024 3. VIJAY KUMAR S/O DAMODHAR, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO.184, 4TH MAIN ROAD, BEML LAYOUT, BASAWESHWARANAGARA, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU-560079 ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. N.NANDAN.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BYADARAHALLI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU RURAL REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001 2. SMT. PREMA W/O RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT PEENYA 2ND STAGE, TIGALARAPALYA MAIN ROAD, BALAJINAGAR, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1, (R-2 SERVED) BUT UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR COMPLAINT AND CHARGE SHEET INITIATED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TAVAREKERE P.S. (FIR REGISTER TAVAREKERE P.S) IN C.C.NO.13935/2019 (CR.NO.953/2015) FOR - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:8894 CRL.P No. 8597 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 8354 of 2024 THE OFFENCE P/U/S 143,147,448,354,323,504,506 R/W 149 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE C.J.M BENGALURU RURAL AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitions may be disposed of directing the Trial Court to dispose of the proceedings within stipulated time frame reserving liberty to urge all the contentions before the Trial Court. 2. Having regard to the fact that the impugned proceedings is of the year 2019, I deem it fit and proper to dispose of the petitions by directing the Trial Court to dispose of the said proceedings on merits within a stipulated time frame. 3. In the result, I pass the following: ORDER i. The petitions are disposed of. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:8894 CRL.P No. 8597 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 8354 of 2024 ii. The impugned proceedings in C.C.No.13935/2019 arising out of Crime No.953/2015 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru shall be disposed of by the Trial Court in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible. iii. It is made clear that all rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the merits/demerits of the same. iv. Liberty is reserved in favour of petitioner and respondents to urge all contentions before the Trial Court. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE MDS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 23