- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9714 CRL.P No. 15739 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. 15739 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS) BETWEEN: SHANKAR S/O LATE DEVEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/AT DOOR NO.16/1, VAGDEVI NAGAR, IST STAGE, VTC: MYSORE, MANASAGANGOTHRI, MYSURU-570 006. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. V.S. HEGDE ALONG WITH SRI. PRAVEEN M.T., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KUVEMPEUNAGAR P.S., Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9714 CRL.P No. 15739 of 2025 REP BY THE SPP OFFICE, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001 2. N. RAMYASHREE D/O H. V. NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT NO. 05, H BLOCK, 1ST MAIN CHAMARAJ MOHOLLA, MYSORE …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.249/2021 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT - KUBEMPUNAGAR POLICE STATION MYSURU CITY PURSUANT TO THE FILING OF THE CHARGE SHEET DATED 10.08.2021 IN CC NO.249/2021 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 406, 409, 419, 420, 465, 468, 471 R/W 34 OF IPC 1860, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE III ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, AT MYSORE. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9714 CRL.P No. 15739 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri. V.S. Hegde, learned counsel along with Sri. Praveen M.T., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. B.N. Jagadeesha, learned Additional Special Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1. 2. The subject petition is preferred on 13.11.2025, while charges have been framed three years prior to the filing of the present petition. The trial is at the advanced stage. At this stage, this Court would not lend its protective hands to the petitioner. 3. In the light of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of MINAKSHI BALA V. SUDHIR KUMAR1, the petitioner is at liberty to urge all the contentions before the concerned Court at the appropriate stage in the trial. 1 (1994) 4 SCC 142 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:9714 CRL.P No. 15739 of 2025 4. With the aforesaid observation, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33