- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4226 CRL.P No. 400 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 400 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O JAYARAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT SADAPPANAHALLI SULIBELE HOBLI HOSAKOTE TALUKU BENGALURU DISTRICT – 562 129. 2. SHASHIKUMAR S/O JAYARAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT SADAPPANAHALLI SULIBELE HOBLI HOSAKOTE TALUKU BENGALURU DISTRICT – 562 129. 3. JAYARAMAPPA S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS R/AT SADAPPANAHALLI SULIBELE HOBLI HOSAKOTE TALUKU BENGALURU DISTRICT – 562 129. 4. LAKSHMAMMA W/O JAYARAMAPPA Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4226 CRL.P No. 400 of 2026 AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT SADAPPANAHALLI SULIBELE HOBLI HOSAKOTE TALUKU BENGALURU DISTRICT – 562 129. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI KRISHNA KASHYAP, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY SULIBELE POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. NARAYANASWAMY S/O LATE HUCHEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT SADAPPANAHALLI SULIBELE HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUKU BENGALURU DISTRICT – 562 129. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGES UNDER SECTION 307 R/W 34 IPC AND SECTION 3(1)(r)(s) OF THE SC/ST ACT AGAINST THE PETITIONERS WHICH ARE FRAMED IN SPL.C. NO.0185/2020, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL, BENGALURU ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.0002/2020 DATED 07.01.2020 BY THE SULIBELE POLICE STATION, BENGALURU RURAL, AGAINST THE PETITIONERS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4226 CRL.P No. 400 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Petitioners – accused Nos.1 to 4 are before this Court questioning the proceedings in Spl.C.No.185/2020, pending before the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, for the offences under Sections 307 r/w. 34 of the IPC and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. Heard Sri Krishna Kashyap, learned counsel for petitioners and Sri B.N.Jagadeesha, learned Additional State Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1. 3. A perusal at the summary of the charge sheet as obtaining in column No.17 would indicate that the offences against these petitioners to be horrendous. 4. Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor would submit that charges were already framed prior to filing of the subject petition and entertaining the petition is unwarranted, at this juncture. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4226 CRL.P No. 400 of 2026 5. In the light of the said submission, the criminal petition stands dismissed, reserving liberty to make submissions before the concerned Court, at the appropriate stage. I.A.No.1/2026 is also disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 111 CT:SS