- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34966 CRL.P No. 11979 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11979 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. OMANA NAIR W/O K V RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, ADDRESS AS PER CHARGESHEET: NO.207, ASIAN LAPS APARTMENT, BOREWELL ROAD, NALLURAHALLI, WHITEFIELD, BENGALURU - 560066 RESIDING AT NO.15231 GISELLE PRESTIGE, LAKESIDE HABITAT, VARTHUR MAIN ROAD, OPP TO CHRYSALIS HIGH SCHOOL, GUNJUR, BENGALURU - 560087. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SIJI MALAYIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA KADUGODI POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, CUBBONPARK, BANGALORE 560001 Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34966 CRL.P No. 11979 of 2023 2. MS.SUNITHA NAIR D/O KRISHNAN NAIR, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, RESIDING AT SRI SRAVYA P G, HI - LADY LANE, RAMANJANEYA LAYOUT, NEAR VENUS BAKERY, OPP.KALA MANDIR, MARATHAHALLI, BENGALURU 560037 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.DEEPTHI ALVA, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 498A, 306 R/W 34 OF IPC AND OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 4 OF D.P ACT IN S.C.NO.26/2021 (C.C.NO.4644/2017) PENDING ON THE FILE OF LD.VIII ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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. 2. In the light of the charges being framed, the entertainment of the petition will run foul of the judgment of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34966 CRL.P No. 11979 of 2023 the Apex Court in the case of MINAKSHI BALA V. SUDHIR KUMAR1. 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioner 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.: 43 1 (1994) 4 SCC 142