- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4553 CRL.P No. 508 of 2023 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. 508 OF 2023 BETWEEN: DEEPA W/O. ACCUSED NO.1 TS AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, HEARING AID CENTER NO. 17, S.M. ROAD, AYYAPPA TEMPLE, BENGALURU CITY - 560 015, NOW RESIDING AT NEAR VANIVILASA SCHOOL, SIDDESHWARA NAGARA, VANI VILAS ROAD, SHANTHAMMA LAYOUT, SHIMOGA - 577 201. AND ALSO SREE HEARING AID CENRE NO. 17, S. BENGALURU CITY KARNATAKA - 560 023. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASAD B.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY PEENYA POLICE STATION, BANGALORE, REPRESENTED BY Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4553 CRL.P No. 508 of 2023 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SABARIGIRINATHAN. L S/O. LAKSHMINARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT NO. 12/13, S-202, 2ND CROSS, LAKSHMI LAYOUT, BANASAWADI, BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA - 560 043. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. M. PARTHA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.1298/2020 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE III A.C.M.M.AT BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 406, 418 R/W 34 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4553 CRL.P No. 508 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP on instructions would submit that the charges have been framed and the petition would not be entertainable at this juncture. 2. In the light of the charges being framed, the entertainment of the petition will run foul of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of MINAKSHI BALA V. SUDHIR KUMAR1. 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail of such remedy, as is available in law, the petition stands disposed. All contentions are left open to be urged before the concerned Court. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1/CT:BHK 1 (1994) 4 SCC 142