- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33598 CRL.P No. 7932 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7932 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI. R. ESHWAR RAO, S/O SRI. RANOJI RAO SATHE, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, ANUGRAHA BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS, NO.25, 3RD FLOOR, 1ST CROSS, WHEELER ROAD, FRAZER TOWN, BANGALORE - 560 005. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA K., ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. T.S.NAGARAJ, S/O.LATE T.N.SHANKARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/AT PUTTANAPALYA, AMRUTHUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 130. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER (ANNEXURE-A), DATED, 10/03/2026 PASSED BY THE HONBLE Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33598 CRL.P No. 7932 of 2026 LII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BANGALORE(CCH-53) IN CRL.A.NO.759/2026 AND THEREBY ALLOW I.A. NO.1/26 FILED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER 430(1) OF THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA FOR SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE WITHOUT CONDITIONS FOR DEPOSIT OF 20% AMOUNT BEFORE THE TRAIL COURT. 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: "i) Call for records and thereafter set aside the impugned order (Annexure-A), dated, 10/3/2026 passed by the Hon'ble LII Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge at Bangalore (CCH-53) in Crl.A.No.759/2026 and thereby allow I.A.No.1/26 filed by the petitioner under 430(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita for suspension of sentence without conditions for deposit of 20% amount before the trail court. ii) Pass such other order/s which are deemed to be fit in the nature and circumstance of the case, in the interest of justice." - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33598 CRL.P No. 7932 of 2026 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would restrict his submission to a direction to the concerned Court to dispose the appeal itself within a time frame. 3. Therefore, the concerned Court shall endeavour to conclude the appeal within an outer limit of nine (9) months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, if not earlier. With the aforesaid observations, the petition stands disposed. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 73