- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010521142026 NC: 2026:KHC:47533 CRL.P No. 11534 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11534 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SUBHASH RUKMAYYA GUTTEDAR S/O LATE RUKMAYYA GUTTEDAR, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, FORMER MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, R/O REVANA SIDDESHWARA COLONY, ALAND TOWN, KALABURAGI DISTRICT-585302. 2. SRI. HARSHA GUTTEDAR (IN CHARGESHEET IT IS MENTIONED AS HARSHANAND GUTTEDAR) S/O SUBHASH GUTTEDAR, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O MANTAGI ROAD, ALAND TOWN, KALABURAGI DISTRICT - 585302. 3. SRI. TIPPERUDRA S/O SUBHASCHANDRA SWAMI, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/O: BEHIND AMBA, BHAVANI TEMPLE, SULTANPUR GALLI, ALAND, GULBARGA - 585302. ALSO AT: KHB COLONY, GREEN PARK, Digitally signed by CHETAN B C Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010521142026 NC: 2026:KHC:47533 CRL.P No. 11534 of 2026 M-BLOCK-202, NEAR SANTHOSH COLONY, KALABURAGI - 585102. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. C.S. PRADEEP, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SANTOSH S. GOGI, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH CID, ECONOMIC OFFENCES DIVISION, CARLTON HOUSE, PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU-560001, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT IN CRIME NO.26/2023, INITIALLY REGISTERED BY ALAND POLICE STATION AND SUBSEQUENTLY INVESTIGATED BY THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT, ECONOMIC OFFENCES DIVISION, BENGALURU, TOGETHER WITH THE CHARGE SHEET FILED IN CC.NO.21890/2026 ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE XLII ADDITIONAL CJM, BENGALURU, INSOFAR AS THE PRESENT PETITIONERS/ ACCUSED NO.1 TO 3 ARE CONCERNED (ANNEXURES A, B AND C RESPECTIVELY). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010521142026 NC: 2026:KHC:47533 CRL.P No. 11534 of 2026 ORAL ORDER The petitioners - accused Nos.1 to 3 are before this Court calling in question the proceedings in C.C.No.21890/2026 registered for offences punishable under Sections 120(B), 182, 409, 419, 464, 465, 468, 471, 201, 204 read with Section 34 of the IPC and under Sections 66C, 84C of the Information Technology Act, 2000. 2. Heard Sri. C.S. Pradeep, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri. B.N. Jagadeesha, learned SPP appearing for the respondent and have perused the material on record. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that except the statements, there is no overt act by the petitioners nor has indulged in any act of burning of the voters list as alleged. The burning of papers undoubtedly has taken place of old papers for setting the premises for festivities. 4. Learned SPP however has produced a chart. Learned SPP drives home the allegations insofar as the petitioners are concerned. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010521142026 NC: 2026:KHC:47533 CRL.P No. 11534 of 2026 5. In that light, the learned counsel for the petitioners would now submit that he would avail the remedy of filing the discharge and in the event the discharge application would go against the petitioners, seek reservation of liberty to approach this Court all over again, keeping all the contentions open. 6. Therefore, the contentions would remain open and the petitioners are at liberty to avail the remedy of discharge. In the event the discharge application is not considered favourably at the hands of the concerned Court, the petitioners are at liberty to knock at the doors of this Court. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE MCR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 29