- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44550 CRL.P No. 14343 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14343 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: PRAKASH @ BALAJI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, S/O.SRI.RAMU, R/AT.101, CHANDAPPA TAILORING ROAD, SUBRAMANYAPURA, UTTARAHALLI, BENGALURU-560061. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. G M SHARATHKUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY H.S.R LAYOUT PS REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560001 2. MAHESH M AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS S/O MAHANTAPPA R/A NO. 1590, 2ND FLOOR, 25TH B MAIN, 25TH A CROSS, 2ND SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560102 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.M.V.ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44550 CRL.P No. 14343 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO DIRECT THE LEARNED TRIAL COURT TO ENSURE EXPEDITIOUS AND TIME BOUND DISPOSAL OF C.C.NO.35281/2021 ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.55/2021 REGISTERED BY RESPONDENT H.S.R. LAYOUT POLICE STATION, BENGALURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 411 AND 380 OF IPC ON THE FILE OF THE XXXIX ADDL CJM, BENGALURU WITHIN A STIPULATED PERIOD. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader takes notice for the State. 2. Petitioner is seeking to issue a direction for speedy disposal of the trial pending against him in CC No.35281/2021 on the file of the XXXIX Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, within a time bound manner. 3. The proceedings arise out of a case registered in Crime No.55/2021 of H.S.R Layout Police Station, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44550 CRL.P No. 14343 of 2025 Bengaluru city, for the offences punishable under Sections 380 of IPC. 4. The incident took place between 21.03.2021 and 26.03.2021 wherein the de facto complainant has alleged that some unknown persons have committed theft of gold and silver ornaments from his house, in his absence. The case was registered against unknown persons. Charge sheet came to be filed against the petitioner for the offence punishable under Sections 380 and 411 of IPC. 5. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that many cases are registered against the petitioner, he is judicial custody and therefore, the trial Court may be directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same in a time bond manner. 6. Merely because there are many cases registered against the petitioner that itself is not a ground to grant the relief sought. Such directions to the trial - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44550 CRL.P No. 14343 of 2025 Court to conclude the trial in a time bound manner will adversely affect the functioning of the trial Court and it may be difficult to implement the direction. Hence, this Court is not inclined to direct the trial Court to conclude the trial in a time bound manner. However, considering that the charge sheet is already filed, the learned Magistrate shall make all endeavor to expedite the trial. Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE ASN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 83