- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10992 CRL.P No. 100488 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100488 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. RAVI @ RAMESH S/O BALAPPA MAMADAPUR, AGE. 46 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE SERVICE, R/O. SAVADATTI, TQ. SAUNDATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 126. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. H.M. DHARIGOND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY NARAGUND POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD, BENCH AT DHARWAD. 2. SRI. UMESH S/O BHIMAPPA TALAWAR, AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. DRIVER, R/O. KURLAGERI, TQ. NARAGUND, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 126. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. S.M. KALWAD, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023), PRAYING TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL CASE REGISTERED BY THE NARAGUND POLICE IN CRIME NO.0172/2024 ON THE BASIS OF ALLEGED COMPLAINT FILED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT HEREIN AGAINST THE ACCUSED/PETITIONER HEREIN FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 352, 351(2) OF BNS AND SECTIONS 3(1)(R), 3(2)(VA), 3(1)(S) OF SC/ST PREVENTION OF ATROCITY AMENDMENT ACT 2015 PENDING N THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE COURT GADAG. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10992 CRL.P No. 100488 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) Petitioner is before this Court assailing the FIR registered in Crime No.172 of 2024 by the Nargund Police Station, Gadag for offences punishable under Sections352, 351(2) of BNS, 2023 and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(2)(va), 3(1)(s) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 submits that, as on the date of filing of this petition itself, investigation of the case was completed and charge sheet was filed and in the absence of any challenge to the charge sheet, the present petition cannot be maintained. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this criminal petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to assail the charge sheet filed in the present case in the manner known to law. Submission is placed on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10992 CRL.P No. 100488 of 2025 Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. All contentions are left open. Pending I.A. does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the same stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE RSH CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 36