- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25943 CRL.P No. 13298 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.13298 OF 2024 BETWEEN: ANJINAPPA S S/O NEELAKANTAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT BADELADAKU VILLAGE KUDLIGI TALUK,BELLARY KARNATAKA 583135. …PETITIONER (BY SRI GOVINDARAJU K, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA HARIHARA TOWN P S DAVANAGERE REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560001. 2. MRS SMT SHAHIKALA WO ANJINAPPA S AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS RAT 3RD CROSS, 1ST MAIN VIJAYANAGAR, HARIHARA TOWN DAVANAGERE, KARNATAKA -577601. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R1; SRI S.G.RAJENDRA REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.211/2020 ARISED OUT OF FIR IN Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25943 CRL.P No. 13298 of 2024 CR.NO.118/2019 REGISTERED BY THE HARIHARA TOWN POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT PENDING ON THE FILE OF 1ST ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT HARIHARA FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 323, 498A, 504, 506 OF IPC, AS PER ANNEXURE-D. 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 In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following relief: "Quash the entire proceedings in c.c.no.211/2020 arised out of FIR in Cr.No.118/2019 registered by the Harihara Town Police station, Davanagere District pending on the file of 1st Additional Civil Judge and JMFC at Harihara for the offences punishable under sections 323, 498(A), 504, 506 of ipc, as per Annexure-D." 2. After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be disposed of as withdrawn reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file an application seeking discharge before the trial Court. 3. Submission is placed on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25943 CRL.P No. 13298 of 2024 4. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file an application seeking discharge before the trial Court, who shall consider the same, in accordance with law. All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expresses on the same. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE VBS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 12