- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9493 CRL.P No. 102724 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102724 OF 2023 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: VIJAY S/O MUDDANNA SHETTY, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: F-02, EMBASSY APARTMENT, JADHAV NAGAR, BELAGAVI, DIST: BELAGAVI-590 001. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAGADISH PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, THROUGH KHADEBAZAR POLICE STATION, HIGH COURT, DHARWAD. 2. MOHAN S/O VALIMAL RAGHAVAN, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS MAN, R/O: H.NO.668, ROW NO.1, MANGO MEADOWS, NEAR 3RD GATE, KHANAPUR ROAD, BELAGAVI, DIST: BELAGAVI-590 001. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. NANDISH PATIL AND SRI. RAMACHANDRA V. BHAT, ADVOCATES FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.PC., PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND QUASH THE FIR CRIME NO.42/2023 DATED 06.06.2023 ON THE FILE OF THE JMFC III COURT BELAGAVI, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 403, 406, 420 AND 506 OF IPC AND ALL PROCEEDINGS ARISING THEREFROM WITH RESPECT TO THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.08.02 11:44:58 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9493 CRL.P No. 102724 of 2023 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) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to assail the charge sheet filed in the present case in accordance with law. Submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. All contentions urged are left open. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE RSH CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 45