- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13195 CRL.P No. 103939 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103939 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. K. MARALINGAPPA S/O K. NINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC. DEPOT MANAGER, KALYAN KARNATAKA ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, HOSAPETE DEPOT, R/O. RAMAPUR VILLAGE, TQ. KOTTUR, DIST. VIJAYANAGAR. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARANABASAVARAJ C., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY TOWN POLICE STATION, HOSAPETE, THROUGH ITS STATE PUBIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD, BENCH AT DHARWAD, DHARWAD-581 100. 2. SRI. TIMMAREDDY HEERA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, WORKING AS DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER, KKRTC, HOSAPETE DIVISION, VIJAYANAGAR DISTRICT-583 201. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023), PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR, IN CRIME NO.99/2025 REGISTERED BEFORE TOWN POLICE STATION, HOSAPETE, PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (JR. DN.) AND JMFC, HOSAPETE, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 3(5), 316, 316(4), 316(5), 316(2), 316(3), 318(4) OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.4 IS CONCERNED, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13195 CRL.P No. 103939 of 2025 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 that the petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to assail the final report if the same is filed adverse to their interest. Submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as sought for. All contentions are left open. Pending IAs stand disposed of. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VMB CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 72