- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37012 CRL.P No. 8655 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO.8655 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SUJATHA P., W/O SOMASHEKARA T.L., AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.04, NEAR SAIBABA TEMPLE, ANDRAHALLI MAIN ROAD, NANDAGOKULA LAYOUT, NAVILUNAGARA, BENGALURU 560 091 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MOHAMMED UMMAR FAROOQ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BYADARAHALLI POLICE, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT CAMPUS, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. GANGANARASEGOWDA @ KUMAR S/O LATE MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT NO.13, 17TH CROSS, VINAYAKNAGAR, ANDRAHALLI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU-560 091. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37012 CRL.P No. 8655 of 2025 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED CHARGE SHEET BEARING C.C.NO.137/2021 ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.690/2018 OF RESPONDENT BYADARAHALLI POLICE, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 420, 506 OF IPC AND SECTIONS 4, 5, 6 OF PRIZE CHITS AND MONEY CIRCULATION SCHEMES (BANNING) ACT 1978. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER 1. The Office has raised an objection regarding the maintainability of the present petition on the ground that the petitioners have already challenged the very same proceedings pending in C.C. No.137/2021 by filing Crl.P. No.7012/2019. Hence, the Office has noted that a second petition in respect of the same matter is not maintainable. 2. Having regard to the Office note and on perusal of the records, this Court is of the considered view that the present petition is barred, inasmuch as the subject matter has already been examined in Crl.P.No.7012/2019 filed by the petitioners, which was held to be not maintainable. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37012 CRL.P No. 8655 of 2025 3. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as not maintainable. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE RHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35