- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9724 CRL.P No. 17490 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17490 OF 2025 BETWEEN: FREDDY CHARLES S/O LATE T. GEORGE, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/A NO 4, 1ST CROSS, 1ST MAIN, MARUTHI NAGAR, MADIVALA, BENGALURU-560 068. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DILRAJ JUDE ROHIT SEQUEIRA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MADIVALA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9724 CRL.P No. 17490 of 2025 HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 068 2. SMT. SUCHITRA CHARLES, W/O FREDDY CHARLES, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS CURRENTLY RESIDING AT FORTUNA ICON APARTMENT T-12, F BLOCK, SAHAKAR NAGAR BENGALURU-560 092 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 (FILED U/S.528 BNSS) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO A) QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN C.C. NO. 29437/2022, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXXIX ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU, ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO. 103/2022, PERTAINING TO MADIWALA POLICE STATION REGISTERED FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 323, 504, AND 506 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, INSOFAR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED, AS THE SAME ARE MANIFESTLY FRIVOLOUS, VEXATIOUS, MALA FIDE, AND CONSTITUTE A GROSS ABUSE OF THE PROCESS OF LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9724 CRL.P No. 17490 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The learned Additional Special Public Prosecutor on verification of records would submit, charges have already been framed two years prior to the filing of the present petition. Once charges have been framed and the trial is at its fag end, the Court would not entertain the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. or Section 528 of the BNSS. 2. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to urge all the contentions before the concerned Court at the appropriate time, the petition stands disposed. 3. In the light of the offences being the ones punishable under Sections 323, 506 and 409 of the IPC, I deem it appropriate to direct the concerned Court to conclude the proceedings within an outer limit of two (2) months from the date of receipt of the copy of the order, if not earlier. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 54