- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44554 CRL.P No. 1479 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1479 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. YELLAPPA S/O K. NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.23, 3RD CROSS JAGADEESH COMPOUND VST ROAD, LINGARAJAPURAM BENGALURU-560 084. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NARAYANA SWAMY K.J., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY HENNUR POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SRI. SUDHAKAR REDDY S/O LATE GOPAL KRISHNA REDDY AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT NO.126, CHELAKERE KALYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 043. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1; VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 12.09.2025-R2 IS NO MORE) Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44554 CRL.P No. 1479 of 2023 THIS CRL.P. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.55620/2016 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 11TH ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER This Court in Criminal Petition No.8351 of 2016 filed by accused No.1 has allowed the criminal petition and quashed the proceedings. 2. The petitioner herein is a purchaser from the said petitioner, who was arrayed as accused No.1 and the petitioner herein has been arrayed as accused No.3 in C.C.No.55620/2016. 3. Learned High Court Government Pleader fairly submits that he has no objection to allow the petition. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44554 CRL.P No. 1479 of 2023 4. Accordingly, the present criminal petition is allowed and the proceedings as against the present petitioner (accused No.3) in C.C.No.55620/2016 pending on the file of XI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru shall also stand quashed. In view of the disposal of the petition, the pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18