- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:940 CRL.P No. 100950 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 102501 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100950 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102501 OF 2024 IN CRL.P.NO.100950/2024 BETWEEN: 1. CHIDANANDAPPA S/O. BASAPPA GULADALLI AGE. 65 YEARS, OCC. FARMER, R/O. BETAGERI VILLAGE, ALWANDI PS, DIST. KOPPAL-583231. 2. BASAVARAJ S/O. CHIDANANDAPPA GULADALLI AGE. 33 YEARS, OCC. FARMER, R/O. BETAGERI VILLAGE, ALWANDI PS, DIST. KOPPAL.583231. 3. SANJEEVARADDY S/O. CHIDANANDAPPA GULADALLI, AGE. 27 YEARS, OCC. FARMER, R/O. BETAGERI VILLAGE, ALWANDI PS, DIST. KOPPAL.583231. 4. GURUPADAPPA HANAMANTAGOUDAR S/O. CHIDANANDAPPA GULADALLI, AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. FARMER, R/O. HALLAYAL, TQ. HUBBALLI, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2026.01.29 11:03:30 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:940 CRL.P No. 100950 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 102501 of 2024 DIST. DHARWAD.580001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. M.L. VANTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY PSI, ALWANDI POLICE STATION, R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD.580001. 2. VERUPAKSHAPPA BASAPPA GULADALLI AGE. 69 YEARS, OCC. FARMER, R/O. BETAGERI VILLAGE, TQ. ALWANDI, DIST. KOPPAL. 583231. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. SURESH SHETTEMMANAVAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SEC. 482 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO QUASH PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1, 3, 4 AND 6 IN C.C.NO. 555/2019 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/SEC. 143, 147, 148, 149, 323, 324, 341, 355, 504, 506 OF IPC 1860 PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C. KOPPAL IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. IN CRL.P.NO.102501/2024 BETWEEN: 1. VIRUPAKSHAPPA @ VERUPAKXAPPA S/O BASAPPA GULADALLI AGE 69 YEARS, OCC. FARMER R/O. BETAGERI VILLAGE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:940 CRL.P No. 100950 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 102501 of 2024 TQ. ALWANDI, DIST. KOPPAL-583231. 2. SHARANAPPA S/O VIRUPAKSHAPPA GULADALLI AGE 35 YEARS, OCC. FARMER R/O BETAGERI VILLAGE TQ. ALWANDI, DIST. KOPPAL 583231. 3. JAGADISH @ JAGADEESHA S/O BASAVANTAPPA YATNALLI @ GULADALLI AGE 45 YEARS, OCC. FARMER, R/O BETAGERI VILLAGE, TQ. ALWANDI, DIST. KOPPAL 583231 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SURESH SHETTEMMANAVAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA ALWANDI (POLICE STATION) KOPPAL R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD-580001. 2. CHIDANANDAPPA S/O BASAPPA GULADALLI AGE 65 YEARS, OCC. FARMER R/O BETAGERI VILLAGE, TQ. ALWANDI, DIST. KOPPAL-583231. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. M.L. VANTI AND SMT. JYOTHI P. DESAI, ADVOCATES FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 528 OF BNSS, SEEKING TO QUASH PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1, 2 AND 3, IN CC NO.566/2019 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 323, 324, 341, 504, 506 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:940 CRL.P No. 100950 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 102501 of 2024 R/W 34 OF IPC 1860 PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KOPPAL, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Heard Sri M.L. Vanti, learned counsel for the petitioners; Smt.Kirtilata R. Patil, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1; and Sri Suresh Shettemmanavar, learned counsel for respondent No.2. 2. In these two petitions, the petitioners are accused in C.C. No.555/2019 and C.C. No.566/2019 on the file of the Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Koppal. Both the cases are to be treated as case and counter-case having regard to contents of both complaints. 3. The petitioners have sought for quashing of the pending proceedings. The parties are present before the Court and have submitted that there is no possibility of an amicable settlement between them and that each of them - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:940 CRL.P No. 100950 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 102501 of 2024 intends to prosecute their respective cases in accordance with law. 4. Under such circumstances, this Court cannot exercise its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, ‘Cr.P.C.’) to quash either of the proceedings. 5. The matters are to be disposed by holding the trial strictly as per the guidelines issued by the Hon’ble Full Bench of this Court in the case of State of Karnataka by Circle Inspector of Police Vs. Hosakeri Ningappa and another1 (Hosakeri Ningappa). 6. Accordingly, the following order is passed: ORDER i. The petitions are dismissed. ii. The Learned Trial Judge shall conduct the trial in both the cases strictly in accordance with the 1 ILR 2012 KAR 509 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:940 CRL.P No. 100950 of 2024 C/W CRL.P No. 102501 of 2024 guidelines issued by the Full Bench of this Court in Hosakeri Ningappa. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 6