- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31235 CRL.P No. 6533 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. 6533 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SAPTARISHI BISWAS S/O SUKESH RANJAN BISWAS, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 23, PRAKASH CITADEL, NO. 1, MUNINAGAPPA LAYOUT, KV SANDRA, R.T. NAGAR, BANGALORE NORTH, BENGALURU - 560 032. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ADITHYA KARTHIK K, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY DEVARAJEEVANAHALLI P.S., REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. ANIRBAN PAUL S/O APURBA KUMAR PAUL AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS RESIDING IN C1, PRAKASH CITADEL, MUNINAGAPPA LAYOUT, KB SANDRA, RT NAGARA, BENGALURU CITY - 560 032. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31235 CRL.P No. 6533 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO A) QUASH FIR IN CRIME NO. 0068/2020 REGISTERED BY DEVARAJEEVANAHALLI POLICE STATION. (ANNEXURE ANNEXED HEREWITH AS ANNEXURE A) FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 504, 506, 324 OF IPC 1860. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before the court seeking the following prayer: “PRAYER a) Quash FIR in Crime No.0068/2020 registered by Devarajeevanahalli P.s. (Annexure annexed herewith as Annexure ‘A’) for the offences u/s 504, 506, 324 of IPC, 1860. b) Quash charge sheet dated 25.08.2021 and proceedings in C.C.No.58083/2021 pending before the XI Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru. (Annexure annexed herewith as Annexure ‘B’). c) Pass such other orders as deemed fit.” - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31235 CRL.P No. 6533 of 2026 2. Heard the learned counsel Sri. Aditya Karthik K., appearing for the petitioner, learned High Court Government Pleader Smt. Rashmi Patel, appearing for respondent No.1. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that he comes to know of the proceeding pending before the concerned Court only when he steps in to get his passport renewed and would submit that this is the reason for quashment of the proceedings. 4. I decline to accept the same. But the learned counsel would now submit that if a direction is issued and for a speedy disposal of the proceedings, it would suffice. Therefore, in the light of the proceedings being of the year 2019, I deem it appropriate to direct the concerned Court to conclude the proceedings with an outer limit of 6 months from the date of receipt of the copy of the order, if not earlier. Insofar as the renewal of the passport is concerned the petitioner is at liberty to approach the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31235 CRL.P No. 6533 of 2026 appropriate Fora for issuance of either a short validity passport or regular passport as the case would be. The petition is disposed of. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BVK; List No.: 1 Sl No.: 129