- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010619152026 NC: 2026:KHC:54869 CRL.P No. 13980 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13980 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI.PRIYANK.M.KHARGE AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS S/O.MALLIKARJUN M KHARGE NO.289, 17TH CROSS ROAD, SADASHIVNAGAR, ARAMANE NAGAR, BENGALURU- 560080. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANDESH J CHOUTA., SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PARITOSH S M, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI.TEJAS.A AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, S/O.APPAJI, NO.288, 2ND B MAIN, VENKATREDDY NAGAR, JAYANAGAR, 1ST BLOCK, JAYANAGAR 4TH BLOCK, BENGALURU- 560011. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. DALWAI P VENKATESH., ADVOCATE) 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 QUASH Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010619152026 NC: 2026:KHC:54869 CRL.P No. 13980 of 2026 THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 27.06.2026 IN PCR.NO.18986/2025 AT (ANNEXURE A) AND ALL SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS THERETO INCLUDING C.C.NO.39022/2026 AT (ANNEXURE B) PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE (XLII) 42nd ADDL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, (SPECIAL COURT FOR TRIAL OF CASES AGAINST SITTING AS WELL AS FORMER MPs/MLAs TRIABLE BY MAGISTRATE IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA) AT BENGALURU. 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 Senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the respondent/complainant. 2. The order which is assailed before this Court is the order taking cognizance by the jurisdictional JMFC for the offence punishable under Section 356 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. The Court is of the view that the petitioner has an equally efficacious remedy of a Criminal Revision Petition. 4. Under these circumstances, without entering into the merits of the case, the Criminal Petition is disposed of, Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010619152026 NC: 2026:KHC:54869 CRL.P No. 13980 of 2026 reserving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order before the jurisdictional Sessions Court. 5. The time spent in prosecuting this petition from 01.09.2026 till date has to be excluded while computing limitation. 6. Registry to the documents to the petitioner after retaining the xerox copies. (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE GVP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37 Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE