- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53279 CRL.RP No. 1689 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1689 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR ANAND G S @ ANAND REDDY, S/O LATE G.SHAMANNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT NO.55/4B, ROJAMMA SHAMANNA REDDY LAYOUT, NEAR MATHAS SCHOOL, GARVE BAVIPALYA , LAKSHMI LAYOUT, BANGALORE CITY - 560 092. …PETITIONER (BY SRI HASHMATH PASHA, SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI KARIAPPA N.A., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARANTAKA BY BENGALURU POLICE STATION, BANGALORE CITY - 560 023. (REP BY LEARNED SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001.) …RESPONDENT (BY SRI HARISH GANAPATHY, HCGP) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401(FILED U/S.438 R/W SEC.442 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 27.10.2025 PASSED IN S.C.NO.228/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE LXIII ADDL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU CITY (CCH-64) AND CONSEQUENTLY DISCHARGE HIM FROM THE CASE. Digitally signed by GEETHAKUMARI PARLATTAYA S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53279 CRL.RP No. 1689 of 2025 THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Challenging order dated 27.10.2025 passed by LXIII Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-64), in SC.no.228/2021, this revision petition is filed. 2. Sri Hashmath Pasha, learned Senior Counsel appearing for Sri Kariyappa, learned counsel for petitioner submitted that this revision petition was by accused no.1 challenging order passed by learned Sessions Judge rejecting application for discharge filed under Section 227 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1978, ('CrPC' for short). 3. It was submitted, in course of submissions, learned Senior Counsel submitted, a question 'when victim was on treatment for COVID-19 prior to his death, he had survived for six days after incident and medical records showed bullet injury to be in healing process, whether framing of charges against accused under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC' for short) would be justified?', would arise for consideration and petitioner would be entitled to file application under Section - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53279 CRL.RP No. 1689 of 2025 228 of CrPC and therefore, learned Senior Counsel submitted, reserving such liberty, revision petition may be disposed of. 4. In view of above submission, examination of validity of impugned order on merits would not be necessary. Revision petition is accordingly disposed of reserving liberty to petitioner to file application invoking Section 228 of CrPC and if such application is filed, Sessions Court to consider same in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders thereon. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53