- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4157 CRL.P No. 11928 of 2025 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. 11928 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. JAYARAM S/O. VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS 2. SRI. LOKESH S/O. GANGANNA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, PETITIONER NO.1 AND 2 ARE R/AT. NO.26, K. RAMANNA BUILDING 2ND MAIN ROAD, PIPELINE ROAD MUTHURAYASWAMY BADAVANE SUNKADAKATTE DAVANAGERE - 560 058 3. SRI. KUMAR S/O. LATE. NINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT. NO.20 NEAR APPOLO SCHOOL 9TH MAIN ROAD, KEBBEHALLA SUNKADAKATTE BENGALURU - 560 058. 4. SRI. KISHORE CHOWDHARY S/O. HARDIN RAMJI AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS 5. SRI. ASHOK CHOWDHARY S/O. MOTHIRAMJI AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS PETITIONER NO.4 AND 5 ARE Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4157 CRL.P No. 11928 of 2025 R/AT. NO.243, 10TH CROSS HOYSALA NAGARA SUNKADAKATTE BENGALURU - 560 058 6. SRI. NAVEEN RAO 8/O. MAHADEVRAJ AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT. NO.15, 5TH CROSS BYRAVESHWARANAGARA SUNKADAKATTE BENGALURU-560 058 7. SRI. GANGADHAR POOJAR S/O. NARAYAN POOJAR AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT. RENTED HOUSE 06 KAPPANNA PIPELINE ROAD NO.10, MAGADI MAIN ROAD THUNGANAGARA EXTENSION SUNKADAKATTE BENGALURU 560 058. 8. SRI. ABHISHEK A.B. S/O. APPAJI AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/AT. NO.5/8, K.S.R.T.C. LAYOUT MAHADESHWARANAGARA, MAGADI MAIN ROAD SUNKADAKATTE BENGALURU 560 058. 9. SRI. MUDDURAJ S/O. MUDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT. NO.290, 5TH CROSS SRINIVASANAGARA SUNKADAKATTE BENGALURU 560 058. 10. SRI. NANJUNDEGOWDA @ ARUN S/O. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT. 11TH CROSS, PRASANNA LAYOUT - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4157 CRL.P No. 11928 of 2025 NAGARAHOLE CIRCLE MAHADESHWARANAGARA, MAGADI BENGALURU - 560 058 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SIDDARAMAIAH V B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY KAMAKSHIPALYA POLICE STATION BENGALURU - 560 079 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE -560 001 2. SRI. THIRUPATHI S/O PERUMAL AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT NO.65/2, 4TH FLOOR 3RD MAIN ROAD, 15TH CROSS RAMAMANDIRA ROAD, KAVERIPURA KAMAKSHIPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 079 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.N.JAGADEESHA, SPP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.30871/2017 (CRIME NO,.408/2016) REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 KAMAKSHIPALYA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/US/ 143, 144, 147, 427, 395, 397 R/W SEC.149 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 50tH ADDL CJM BENGALURU CITY (EARLIER 5tH ACMM BENGALURU CITY) INITIATED ON THE COMPLIANT OF THE 2nd RESPONDENT. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4157 CRL.P No. 11928 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court calling in question proceedings in C.C.No.30871/2017 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 144, 147, 427, 395, 397 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('the IPC' for short). 2. Heard Sri. V.B. Siddaramaiah, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri. B.N. Jagadeesha, learned Additional Special Public Prosecutor appearing for respondent No.1. 3. The petitioners are few of the accused in the list of accused being 81 members. The petitioners therefore would restrict their prayer and the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are appearing before the Court regularly and the proceedings are not being taken up, as some of the accused are not present. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4157 CRL.P No. 11928 of 2025 4. If some of the accused are not present, the concerned Court need not wait for all the accused to be present. It should be aware of the procedure in law. However, in the light of the crime being of the year 2016 and 10 years passing by, I deem it appropriate to direct the concerned Court to conclude the proceedings in accordance with law, within an outer limit of six months from the date of receipt of the copy of the order, if not earlier. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15