- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27420 CRL.P No. 7712 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7712 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI BASANAGOUDA R PATIL (YATNAL), S/O RAMANAGOUDA B PATIL, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, OCC: MLA, VIJAYPURA CONSTITUENCY, OLD IB, STATION ROAD, VIJAYPURA-586101, KARNATAKA. ALSO AT SINDAGI ROAD MAHAL AINAPUR, AINAPURA, BIJAPUR, KARNATAKA- 586104 …PETITIONER (BY SRI VENKATESH DALWAI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY HUBALLI TOWN POLICE STATION, HUBBALLI DHARWAD, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE- 560001. 2. SRI RAJENDRA HURAKADLI, S/O CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27420 CRL.P No. 7712 of 2025 ADD:- OFFICE OF CHIEF ENGINEER AND B(N) DC COMPOUND, HUBBALLI, DHARWAD-580001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B N JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R-1; R-2 SERVED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) TO QUASH THE FIRST INFORMATION REPORT IN CRIME NO.0048/2024 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 HUBBALLI TOWN POLICE STATION PENDING IN THE FILE OF THE LEARNED JMFC 1ST COURT, HUBLI, HUBLI-DHARWAD FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE 125 OF REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLES ACT 1951 AND 1988 PRODUCED AT DOCUMENT NO.1. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor on verification of the records would submit that the police after investigation have filed a ‘B’ report and entertaining the petition is unwarranted, at this juncture. 2. In the light of the said submission, the criminal petition stands disposed, reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27420 CRL.P No. 7712 of 2025 such remedy as is available in law, in the event, the concerned Court rejects the ‘B’ report. I.A.No.1/2025 is also disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 3 Sl No.: 89