- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3098 WP No. 18272 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 18272 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. G.R. VENKATESH S/O. LATE G.S. RANGASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NOBLE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS PVT. LTD., NO.543, 544, 545/6, 4TH FLOOR, DR. RAJKUMAR ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 010. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BALAKRISHNA M.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SUBRAMANYANAGAR POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGHCOURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SRI. SELVAKUMAR S/O. ULAGANATHAN, MAJOR IN AGE, R/AT NO.J-6, 3RD CROSS, L.N.PURAM, SRIRAMPURAM, BENGALURU-560 021. 3. SRI. S. PARTHASARATHI S/O. SUBRAMANI, Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3098 WP No. 18272 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO 147, GANDHIJI STREET, RAMAMURTHYNAGAR, DOORAVANINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 016. 4. SRI. J. VIJAYAKUMAR S/O. JAGANNATH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT NO.252, 5TH B-1 MAIN, REMCO BADAVANE, HAMPINAGAR, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 040. 5. SRI. PONNURANGAM S/O. C. VAJJIRAM, MAJOR IN AGE, R/AT NO.252, 5TH B-1 MAIN, REMCO BADAVANE, HAMPINAGAR, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 040. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 528 OF BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023, PRAYING TO: (A) DIRECT THE XXXII ACMM COURT, BENGALURU IN C.C.NO.845/2017 TO CONCLUDE THE TRIAL WITHIN THE TIME BOUND; (B) DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NO.2 TO 5 TO CONCLUDE THE CROSS EXAMINATION OF THE PETITIONER/PW-1 IN C.C.NO.845/2017 WITHIN THE TIME BOUND WITHOUT SEEKING ANY ADJOURNMENT FOR FURTHER CROSS EXAMINATION THE PETITIONER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3098 WP No. 18272 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Petitioner is before this Court seeking expeditious disposal for conclusion of the trial in C.C.No.845/2017. 2. The petitioner is the defacto complainant and the respondents are the accused. 3. The crime comes to be registered in the year 2015 and the charge sheet is filed in the year 2017 in C.C.No.845/2017. The petitioner is now before the Court on this score that about 17 adjournments already granted for the purpose of cross-examination of the accused and therefore, there has been a cross delay in conclusion of the trial and the offence being once punishable under Section 406 and 420 of Cr.P.C. The dates are also indicated in the petition. If the dates are noticed, it is the concerned Court has shown too much of lenience in granting time after time without rhyme or reason. 4. In that light, I deem it appropriate to direct the concerned Court to conclude the trial within an outer limit - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3098 WP No. 18272 of 2025 of six (6) months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order, if not earlier in accordance with law. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53