- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636062026 NC: 2026:KHC:54867 CRL.P No. 14236 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. 14236 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI MOHAMMED HARIS NALAPAD, S/O N A HARIS, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/A NALAPAD HOUSE NO. 23, 1ST CROSS, MAGARATH ROAD, NEAR GARUDA MALL, ASHOK NAGAR, BENGALURU NORTH, MUSEUM ROAD, BENGALURU- 560025. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIKRAM A HUILGOL, SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHATHABISH SHIVANNA., ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. TEJAS A, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, S/O APPAJI, NO. 288, 2ND B MAIN, VENKAT REDDY NAGAR JAYANAGAR, 1ST BLOCK, JAYANAGAR 4TH BLOCK, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA- 560 011 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. DALWAI P VENKATESH., ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE PRIVATE COMPLAINT DATED 28.10.2025 IN PCR NO.18986/2025 AND THE CONSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.39022/2026 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 356 OF BNS Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636062026 NC: 2026:KHC:54867 CRL.P No. 14236 of 2026 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE XLII A.C.J.M COURT (SPL.COURT FOR TRIAL OF CASES AGAINST SITTING AS WELL AS FORMER MPs/MLAs, TRIABLE BY MAGISTRATE IN THE SATE OF KARNATAKA., AND ETC. 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, reserving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order before the jurisdictional Sessions Court. Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010636062026 NC: 2026:KHC:54867 CRL.P No. 14236 of 2026 5. The time spent in prosecuting this petition from 08.09.2026 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.: 0 Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE