- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28163 CRL.P No. 5876 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5876 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SANTHOSH KUMAR S/O NARASIMHAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, 2. SRI. NARASIMHAMURTHY S/O THAMMAYYANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 3. SMT. BHAGYAMMA W/O NARASIMHAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 4. SRI. MAHESH S/O NARASIMHA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, ALL ARE R/AT NO.52/3, 7TH CROSS, VINAYAKA LAYOUT, NAYANDAHALLI, MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 039. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ADINARAYANAPPA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28163 CRL.P No. 5876 of 2026 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHANDRA LAY-OUT PS REPT. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT. SANDYA B W/O SANTHOSH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT NO.42/3, 1ST MAIN ROAD, ATTIGUPPE, VIJAYANAGARA BENGALURU - 560 040 AND ALSO R/AT MALURU VILLAGE, CARAMEARAM POST, VARTHUR HOBLI, BENGALURU - 560 035. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AGAINST THE PETITIONERS IN CC.NO.10091/2016 BEFORE THE 8th ACJM, AT BENGALURU AND THERE AFTER THE NOTIFICATION NO.ADM-I/04/2024 DTD 07.03.2024 BY HONBLE CMM, BENGALURU THIS MATTER TRANSFERRED TO 46th ACMM/ACJM COURT, BENGALURU, FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS NOW THE ABOVE SAID MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE 46th ACJM, AT BENGALURU, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 498(A) R/W 34 OF IPC, 1860, U/S 3 AND 4 OF D.P ACT, 1961. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28163 CRL.P No. 5876 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP on instructions would submit that the charges have been framed and the petition would not be entertainable at this juncture. 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. 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioners to avail of such remedy, as is available in law, the petition stands disposed. All contentions are left open to be urged before the concerned Court. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53 1 (1994) 4 SCC 142