- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9468 CRL.P No. 102388 of 2024 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. 102388 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI SUKHPREET BAKSHISH SINGH, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: ORCHID TOWER, YAMUNA NAGAR, LOKHANDWALA COMPLEX, ANDHERI, WEST-MUMBAI, MAHARASTRA. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. A.C. CHAKALABBI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, (BY CHITTAKULA POLICE STATION), REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD. 2. SHRI MITHILESH S/O PANDURANG NAIK, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: 331/D, SHREE OM NIVAS, SHREE MAHAMAYA TEMPLE ROAD, SADASHIVGAD, KARWAR, DIST: UTTAR KANNDA. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. BAHUBALI A. DANAWADE, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO ALLOW THE ABOVE CRIMINAL PETITION BY QUASHING THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1 IN CHITTAKULA P.S. CRIME NO.23/2024 DATED 10.03.2024 REGISTERED AT P.S. CHITTAKULA, KARWAR, KARNATAKA, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 384, 506 R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC, UTTAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.08.04 15:17:24 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9468 CRL.P No. 102388 of 2024 KANNADA, IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 IS CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. This criminal petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., with a prayer to quash the FIR in Crime No.23 of 2024 registered by Chittakula Police Station, Uttara Kannada, for offences punishable under Sections 384, 506 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code. 2. This Court by order dated 24.07.2025, had directed the learned HCGP to submit the status report of the investigation in the present case. 3. Learned HCGP on instructions, submits that, investigation is completed and the police have prepared a B-final report in the present case and the same is not filed before the Jurisdictional Court, for the reason that there is an interim order operating in this petition. She submits that if 2 weeks time is granted from today, the B-report - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9468 CRL.P No. 102388 of 2024 which is prepared in this case shall be filed before the Jurisdictional Court. 4. Submission is placed on record. 5. Petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous in view of the submission made by the learned HCGP. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KGK CT:BCK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9