- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30903 CRL.P No. 7463 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7463 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. N.S. NAGARAJ C/O N.S. SHANKAR, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS. R/AT NO.1032, 1ST MAIN ROAD, 2ND CROSS, NEAR RTO OFFICE ULLAL, UPKAR RESIDENCY LAYOUT. BANGALORE NORTH - 560 091. (AS PER AS ADHAR CARD) 2. SURESH KUMAR SHUKLA S/O BABU SHANKAR SHUKLA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.31, PATISA, GONDA UTTAR PRADESH - 271 126. (AS PER AS ADHAR CARD) …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. LAKSHMIKANTH K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MANGALURU EAST POLICE, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT, REP BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING. BANGALORE-01. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30903 CRL.P No. 7463 of 2026 2. MR. MARUTHI S V. AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, POLICE OFFICER, PSI MANGALORE, EAST POLICE STATION, KADRI HILLS, MANGALORE CITY - 574 142. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C. (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN SPL.C NO.86/2020 ON THE FILE OF THE LD ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-I DAKSHINA KANNADA MANGALURU AND QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET IN SC NO.86/2020 OF RESPONDENT NO.1 MANGALURU EAST POLICE STATION PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LD ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-I DAKSHINA KANNADA MANGALURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 170, 171, 419, 120b, 109, 399, 402, 36 R/W 149 IPC 1860 AND SECTION 3 AND 25 OF THE ARMS ACT AND SECTION 7 OF THE STATE EMBLEM OF INDIAN (PROHIBITION OF IMPROPER USE) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2(h) OF CRPC 1973. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: 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. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30903 CRL.P No. 7463 of 2026 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.: 217 1 (1994) 4 SCC 142