- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11398 CRL.P No. 16818 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16818 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/ 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, DIVISIONAL OFFICE, UDUPI REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER SHOBHA S GAYKAR W/O SUNIL GAYKAR AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.S.UMESH.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, BRAHMAVARA CIRCLE, BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU 01. 2. KOTESHWARA VYAVASAYA SEVA SAHAKARI SANGHA (REGD.) KOTESHWARA, KUNDAPURA TALUK, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.N.JAGADEESH, ADDL.SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO QUASH / SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED JUDGMENT AND Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11398 CRL.P No. 16818 of 2025 DECREE DATED 17.08.2020, PASSED BY COURT OF ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, UDUPI (SITTING AT KUNDAPURA) KUNDAPURA IN S.C.NO.10/2013 AND S.C.NO.4 OF 2018 AND PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-H AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: ON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court calling in question the judgment dated 12.08.2020 passed in S.C.Nos.10/2013 and 4/2018 by the learned Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Udupi. (sitting at Kundapura). 2. Challenging the same, the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is preferred which is on the face of it, not maintainable. What should be an appeal before the Appellate Court is projected as a petition invoking under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. Reserving liberty to the petition to avail of such remedy as available in law. The petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 170