- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7258 WP No. 4736 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 4736 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MUNIKRISHNA, S/O LATE DODDACHINNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT DYAVARAHALLI VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL -562110 2. SHRIKANTH S/O MUNIKRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT DYAVARAHALLI VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL -562110 3. MAHESH D. M., S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT DYAVARAHALLI VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL -562110 4. SMT. MANJAMMA, W/O MUNIKRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT DYAVARAHALLI VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL -562110 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MOHANKUMARA D., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by LEELAVATHI S R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7258 WP No. 4736 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY VISHWANATHAPURA P.S., BENGALURU REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU-560001 2. D. C. CHANDRU S/O CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT DYAVARAHALLI VILLAGE, KUNDANA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL -562110 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. THEJESH P., HCGP FOR R1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS, IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER NO. 1, 2, 3 AND 4 / ACCUSED NO.2, 4, 8 AND 20, INITIATED BY THE LEARNED II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DEVANAHALLI, IN C.C. NO.5459/2018, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 143, 147, 148, 341, 323, 324, 427, 353, 332, 504, 506, 149 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE, REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT VISHWANATHAPURA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, IN CRIME NO. 0173/2018, VIDE ANNEXURE-C. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7258 WP No. 4736 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petition may be disposed of directing the Trial Court to dispose of the proceedings as expeditiously as possible. The said submission is placed on record. 2. Having regard to the fact that the impugned proceedings is of the year 2018, I deem it just and appropriate to dispose of the petition by directing the Trial Court to dispose of the said proceedings in C.C.No.5459/2018 on merits as expeditiously as possible. 3. Subject to the aforesaid directions, petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE Srl.