- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2885 CRL.P No. 16569 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16569 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI HARSHA K. R., @ HARSHA RAMESH S/O RAMESH K. Y., AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 946 I BLOCK, 6TH PHASE BANASHANKARI BENGALURU - 560 098. …PETITIONER (BY SRI JAGADEESHA G. S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CID CYBER CRIME P.S, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SRI BHARATH D., S/O DAKSHINAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT NO. 24, SOMANNA GARDENS VIDYARANYAPURA BENGALURU – 560 097. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2885 CRL.P No. 16569 of 2025 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 IN C.C.NO.6973/2017 (CR.NO.67/2016) DATED 25.02.2017 FOR ALLEGED OFFENCES UNDER SECTION U/S 416, 417, 419, 420 R/W 34 OF IPC 66D OF IT ACT, 4, 5(f) AND 6 OF PRIZE CHITS AND MONEY CIRCULATIONS SCHEMES BANNING ACT 1978 BEFORE THE HONBLE 1ST ACJM COURT BENGALURU OF CID CYBER CRIME POLICE STATION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor on instructions and verification would submit that the charges are already framed by the trial Court, the matter is at the stage of trial and the petition would not be entertainable at this juncture. 2. In the light of the aforesaid submission, the entertainment of the petition under Section 528 of the bnss, 2023, at this juncture, will run foul of the judgment of the Apex - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2885 CRL.P No. 16569 of 2025 Court in the case of MINAKSHI BALA V. SUDHIR KUMAR reported in (1994) 4 SCC 142. Therefore, reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail of such remedy, as is available in law, the petition stands disposed. All contentions are kept open to be urged before the concerned Court. Ordered accordingly. Pending application I.A.No.1/2025 is also disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 47 CT:SS