- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12728 CRL.P No. 103834 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103834 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: DUNDAPPA S/O SHANKAR ASODE, AGE. 59 YEARS, OCC. PRINTING WORK, R/O. MUGALI, TQ. CHIKKODI, DIST. BELAGAVI -591 226, CURRENTLY AT: INDIRA NAGAR, N.EK. ICHANI COMPLEX, CHIKKODI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 226. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARSHAWARDHANA M. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY MURAGOD P.S., R/BY THE ADDL. STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH-580 011. 2. HIMAMSHU S/O DILEEP KAVEDIA, AGE. 36 YEARS, OCC. AREA BUSINESS, MANAGER AT MAHINDRA FINANCE, R/O. SADASHIV NAGAR, SHIVALAY ROAD, I MAIN, I CROSS, BELAGAVI, TQ. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590 001. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C. NO.997/2018 PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SAUNDATTI SITTING AT ITINERATE COURT YARAGATTI AGAINST THE PETITIONER (ACCUSED NO.8) IN MURAGOD PS CRIME NO.284/2016 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 419, 465, 468, 471, 482, 420 R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12728 CRL.P No. 103834 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to file application before the Trial Court seeking his discharge. 2. Learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1 does not oppose the said prayer. 3. The submissions are placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 4. In the event, petitioner appears before the Trial Court and files necessary application seeking discharge, the same shall be considered on its merits and disposed of by the Trial Court as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 54