- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34016 CRL.P No. 17608 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17608 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. MANOJ M S/O LATE MR. MAUNESWARIAH H.S, R/AT NO.1528, 2ND CROSS, SHAKTI NAGAR, MYSORE - 570 019. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DIVYATHEJ A.B, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KOLLEGALA TOWN POLICE STATION, REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SMT. KAMAKSHAMMA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL GAZETTED. HAVING OFFICE AT TAHASHILDAR OFFICER KOLLEGALA TOWN, CHAMARAJANAGAR - 571 440. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR R1 AND R2) Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34016 CRL.P No. 17608 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO A. QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASE NO.79/2024 ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.14/2018 QUA THE PETITIONER (ACCUSED NO.1),PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE SR. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KOLLEGALA, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 420, 465, 468, 471, R/W 34 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 this Court calling in question the proceedings in C.C.No.79/2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 468, 471 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('the IPC' for short). 2. Heard Sri. Divyathej A.B., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Smt. Rashmi Patel, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3. The petitioner would submit that against the order of drawing the petitioner into the array of accused while filing - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34016 CRL.P No. 17608 of 2025 the charge sheet, the petitioner has preferred an application seeking his discharge before the concerned Court and the said application is pending consideration. 4. In the light of the said application pending consideration at the hands of the concerned Court seeking his discharge, the duplication of proceedings cannot be entertained more so in the light of the facts obtaining in the case at hand. 5. In that light, the petition stands disposed, reserving liberty to the petitioner to knock at the doors of this Court in the event the application seeking discharge would run against him. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5