- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16390 CRL.P No. 16525 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16525 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SHRI. ADARSH T. R., S/O RAM BHUPAL REDDY T., AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT NO.570/13, 1ST STAGE, 3RD CROSS, SHIVAKUMARASWAMY LAYOUT, BAPUJI VIDYANAGAR, DAVANAGERE – 577 005. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAMAN VANKDARI M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY KTJ NAGAR POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SMT. BHARATI K., W/O SHRI. RUDRAPPA S. R., AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT NO.850/9, 1ST MAIN, 13TH CROSS, SARASWATHI NAGAR, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16390 CRL.P No. 16525 of 2025 DAVANAGERE – 577 005. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 528 BNNS PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.2836/2023 PENDING BEFORE THE HON’BLE COURT OF THE III ADDL. CITY JUDGE AND JMFC AT DAVANAGERE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 323, 341, 504, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned Addl. SPP appearing for the respondent-State on instructions would submit that the charges are framed long before the filing of the present petition. 2. In the light of the charges being framed, the entertainment of the petition will run foul of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of MINAKSHI BALA v. SUDHIR KUMAR1. 1 (1994) 4 SCC 142 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16390 CRL.P No. 16525 of 2025 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail of such remedy, as is available in law, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 69