- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45536 CRL.P No. 14370 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14370 OF 2025 BETWEEN: PRAKASH @ BALAJI @ KHAN, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, S/O SRI RAMU, R/AT 101,4TH CROSS, UTTHARAHALLI BHUVANESHWARI NAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 061. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. G M SHARATHKUMAR.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY H.S.R. LAYOUT PS REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRISAKHI SENGUPTA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, W/O DEBAJEET GOSWAMI, R/A FLAT NO.501, HOUSE NO.843, KRISHNA NIWASM, 22ND MAIN, 23RD CROSS, HSR LAYOUT, SECTOR 2, BENGALURU - 560 102. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.V.ANOOP KUMAR., HCGP FOR R1) CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO DIRECT THE TRIAL COURT TO ENSURE EXPEDITIOUS AND TIME BOUND DISPOSAL OF CC NO.8356/2024 ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.2/2023 REGISTERED BY RESPONDENT H.S.R LAYOUT POLICE STATION Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45536 CRL.P No. 14370 of 2025 BENGALURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES U/S 414 AND 380 IPC ON THE FILE XXXIX ADDL.CJM, BENGALURU WITHIN A STIPULATED PERIOD. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader accepts notice for the State / respondent No.1. 2. Petitioner is seeking to issue a direction for the expeditious and time bound disposal of the trial pending against him in C.C.No.8356/2024 on the file of XXXIX Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore. 3. The incident took place on 01.01.2023, wherein, the first informant has reported to the police about the burglary that took place in his house and missing of gold ornaments etc., to the tune of Rs.3,50,000/-. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45536 CRL.P No. 14370 of 2025 4. Charge sheet is filed against accused Nos.1 and 2 for the offence punishable under Sections 380 and 414 of IPC. 5. It is submitted by the learned counsel that as there are many cases registered against the petitioner, he is in judicial custody and therefore, the trial Court may be directed to conclude the trial within a specific period. 6. The Hon’ble Apex Court in High Court Bar Association, Allahabad v. State of U.P. & Ors. in Crl.A.No.3589/2023 dated 29.02.2024, has observed in para No.32, which is extracted here under: “32. Therefore, constitutional Courts should not normally fix a time-bound schedule for disposal of cases pending in any Court. The pattern of pendency of various categories of cases pending in every Court, including High Courts, is different. The situation at the grassroots level is better known to the judges of the concerned Courts. Therefore, the issue of giving out-of- turn priority to certain cases should be best left to the concerned Courts. The orders fixing the outer limit for the disposal of cases should be passed only in exceptional circumstances to meet extraordinary situations.” - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45536 CRL.P No. 14370 of 2025 7. Merely because there are other cases registered against the petitioner itself is not a ground to grant the relief sought. Such directions will adversely affect the functioning of the trial Court and may be difficult to implement. Hence, this Court is not inclined to direct the trial Court to conduct the trial in a time bound manner. However, considering that the charge sheet is already filed, the learned Magistrate is directed to expedite the trial. Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 54