- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21660 CRL.P No. 5917 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5917 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI. R KRISHNA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, S/O SRI. H RAMA KRISHNA R/AT NO. 4/5, JEEVANAHALLI MAIN ROAD, NEXT TO GANESHA BAKERY, COX TOWN, JEEVANAHALLI, FRAZER TOWN, BANGALORE- 560 005. &PETITIONER (BY SRI. AKASH V T.,ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RAMAMURTHY NAGAR POLICE STATION BANASWADI SUB DIVISION, BENGALURU CITY 560 016. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. &RESPONDENT (BY SRI.ANOOP KUMAR.,HCGP) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO CONCLUDE INVESTIGATION IN CRIME NO.594/2025 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 316(2) AND 318(4) OF BNS ACT 2023 WITHIN A TIME BOUND PERIOD AS MAY BE FIXED BY THIS HON9BLE COURT. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21660 CRL.P No. 5917 of 2026 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER A petition under Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023 is not maintainable, on the score that the petitioner ought to have preferred a criminal miscellaneous petition. 2. Therefore, reserving such liberty, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 231