- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010543842026 NC: 2026:KHC:49134 CRL.P No. 12124 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12124 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SHEKAR @ NAYI SHEKAR, S/O LATE SUBRAMANI, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT. NO.52, SANJAYAGANDHINAGAR, ROBERTSONPET, KGF 563 122. …PETITIONER (BY SRI S JAGAN BABU,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ROBERTSONPET POLICE REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE SPECIAL EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE AND SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KGF CHAMPION REEF KGF - 563117 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI NAGHARISH G S, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND QUASH THE ANNEXURE A IN CASE NO.DCRB/MAG/103/2025, KGF, DATED 07.07.2026 AND FURTHER BE PLEASED TO DIRECT SUPERINTENDENT TO RELEASE PETITIONER FORTH WITH FROM SUB JAIL, CHAMPIONREEF, KGF. Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE on 11-09-2026 Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010543842026 NC: 2026:KHC:49134 CRL.P No. 12124 of 2026 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. 2. Learned High Court Government Pleader accepts notice on behalf of respondents. 3. Petitioner has an alternate and efficacious remedy before the Sessions Court. 4. Under the circumstances without entering into the merits of the petition, the petition is disposed of. 5. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to avail such remedy as advised in law. 6. The time spent in prosecuting the petition from 04.08.2026 till date has to be excluded while calculating the period of limitation. Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE on 11-09-2026 - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010543842026 NC: 2026:KHC:49134 CRL.P No. 12124 of 2026 7. Registry to return the documents after retaining a xerox copy. (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE BRN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 81 Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE on 11-09-2026