- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010416372025 NC: 2026:KHC:38926 CRL.P No. 9028 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9028 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. Y.R. GANAPATI S/O LATE Y.S. RADHAKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, R/O NO.1, 1ST A MAIN ROAD, YADIYUR, JAYANAGAR 7TH BLOCK, BENGALURU - 560 041. 2. NAGARATNA, W/O Y.R. GANAPATI, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/O NO.1, 1ST A MAIN ROAD, YADIYUR, JAYANAGAR 7TH BLOCK, BENGALURU - 560 041. 3. NITIN GANAPATI, S/O Y.R. GANAPATI, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O NO.1, 1ST A MAIN ROAD, YADIYUR, JAYANAGAR 7TH BLOCK, BENGALURU - 560 041. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAMA R. IYER, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010416372025 NC: 2026:KHC:38926 CRL.P No. 9028 of 2025 BY BANASHANKARI POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT. MADHUSHREE, W/O CHETAN GANAPATI, R/O NO.617, 8TH A MAIN, 14TH CROSS, ISRO LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560 078. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET AND THE PROCEEDINGS IN CC.NO.11609/2016, PENDING ON THE FILE OF 2nd ACJM, AT BANGALORE, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 498(A), 34 OF IPC, 1860, U/S 3 AND 4 OF D.P ACT, AS PER ANNEXUE A, C, D. 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 CNR: KAHC010416372025 NC: 2026:KHC:38926 CRL.P No. 9028 of 2025 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.: 3 1 (1994) 4 SCC 142