- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16919 CRL.P No. 2738 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2738 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. MR T NAGARAJ S/O THANIGACHALAM AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, PRESENTLY R/AT NO. 21/1 2ND CROSS, APS METAL WORKS MYSORE ROAD, OLD TOLLGATE BANGALORE SOUTH GOVERNEMENT ELECTRIC FACTORY BENGALURU - 560 026 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHETAN V. VISHNUMURTHY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY JAGAJEEVANRAM POLICE STATION REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KANRATKAA BENGALURU - 560 001 Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16919 CRL.P No. 2738 of 2026 2. MR. DHANANJAYA M. S/O MANOHAR K. AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, HALEGUDDADHALLI PADARAYANAPURA OLD TOLLGATE BUS STOP, BANGALORE SOUTH, GOVERNMENT ELECTRIC FACTORY, BANGALORE - 560 026 3. MR. UPENDRA KUMAR S/O MANOHAR K., AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, HALEGUDDADAHALLI PADARAYANAPURA, OLD TOLLGATE BUS STOP, BANGALORE SOUTH, GOVERNMENT ELECTRIC FACTORY, BANGALORE - 560 026 4. MR. GANESH S/O MANOHAR K., AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, HALEGUDDAHALLI PADARAYANAPURA, OLD TOLLGATE BUS STOP, BANGALORE SOUTH, GOVERNMENT ELECTRIC FACTORY, BANGALORE - 560 026 5. MR. SANTOSH S/O VELAPPAN AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, HALEGUDDADAHALLI PADARAYANAPURA, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16919 CRL.P No. 2738 of 2026 OLD TOLLGATE BUS STOP, BANGALORE SOUTH, GOVERNMENT ELECTRIC FACTORY, BANGALORE - 560 026 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND ISSUE A DIRECTION TO THE LEARNED 45TH ADDL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU TO EXPEDITE THE PROCEEDINGS AND TO CONCLUDE THE TRIAL IN A TIME BOUND MANNER, PREFERABLY WITHIN A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR WHICH IS PENDING IN S.C.NO.673/2022 FOR THE OFFENCE P/S/ 323, 504, 354, 306 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.172/2020 REGISTERED BY THE JAGAJEEVANRAM POLICE STATION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16919 CRL.P No. 2738 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court, seeking the following prayer: "WHEREFORE, the petitioner most humbly prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to allow this petition and issue a direction to the Learned 45th Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru to expedite the proceedings and to conclude the trial in a time-bound manner, preferably within a period of one year which is pending in S.C.No.673/2022, for the offences punishable under Sections.323, 504, 354, 306 r/w 34 of the IPC arising out of Crime No.172/2020 registered by the Jagajeevanram Police Station in the ends of justice." 2. Heard Sri. Chetan V. Vishnumurthy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri. B.N. Jagadeesha, learned Addl. SPP appearing for respondent No.1 and have perused the material on record. 3. The petitioner is the complainant registers a complaint on the wife committing suicide against the accused who are respondent Nos. 2, 3 and 4, that they have abetted - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16919 CRL.P No. 2738 of 2026 such suicide. The crime is registered. The matter is committed to the Court of Session in S.C.No.673 of 2022. It is languishing in the said Court for the last 4 years for the reason that there is no regular Public Prosecutor attending the Court. 4. If that be so, it cuts a very sorry state of affairs on the part of the State for not having appointed a Public Prosecutor to a particular Court, which is delaying the proceedings. 5. Therefore, the State shall forthwith take steps to rectify the problem of regular Public Prosecutor not being present before any Court hearing these criminal cases, particularly of the Court that the petitioner projects in the prayer quoted supra. 6. In that light, I deem it appropriate to direct the concerned Court to dispose the proceedings within an outer limit of six (6) months, if not earlier, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16919 CRL.P No. 2738 of 2026 With the aforesaid observations, the petition stands disposed. SD/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 63 CT:SG