- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:610 CRL.P No. 100133 of 2021 C/W CRL.P No. 103143 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100133 OF 2021 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103143 OF 2024 IN CRL.P NO. 100133/2021 BETWEEN: SHRI. SHASHIDHAR, S/O RAJASHEKAR ULLAGADDIMATH, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. ULLAGADDIMATH ROAD, HUBBALLI-580021. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. L.S. SULLAD, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, SUB-INSPECTOR, SUB-URBAN POLICE STATION, HUBBALLI, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT.KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH ALL PROCEEDINGS AND SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2 IN CRIME NO.211/2016, HUBLI SUB URBAN P.S. CC NO.950/2020 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 25(1A) (1B), SECTION 30 OF INDIAN ARMS ACT, 1959 R/W 34 IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, HUBBALLI, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:610 CRL.P No. 100133 of 2021 C/W CRL.P No. 103143 of 2024 IN CRL.P NO. 103143/2024 BETWEEN: JAYAVANT, S/O GANAPATI RAVAN, AGE. 53 YEARS, OCC. MASON (GOUNDI), R/O. HOUSE NO.45, BEHIND TOWN POLICE STATION, NIPPANI, DIST. BELAGAVI 591237. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.T. NANAIAH, SENIOR COUNSEL ALONG WITH SRI. B.G. INDI, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH HUBBALLI SUB-URBAN P.S. REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH 580011. ...RESPONDENT (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.950/2020 (HUBBALLI SUB-URBAN P.S. CRIME NO.211/2016) REGISTERED FOR OFFENCES U/S 25 (1A) (1B), 30 OF INDIAN ARMS ACT R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL.CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC HUBBALLI IN SO FAR AS THE PRESENT PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 IS CONCERN, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THESE CRIMINAL PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:610 CRL.P No. 100133 of 2021 C/W CRL.P No. 103143 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Heard Sri M.T.Nanaiah, learned Senior Counsel for petitioner in Criminal Petition No.103143/2024 and Sri L.S.Sullad, learned counsel for the petitioner in Criminal Petition No.100133/2021 and learned High Court Government Pleader for the respondent/State. 2. Accused No.2 and 1 are the petitioners in these two petitions respectively. Accused No.2 is the shop owner from whom accused No.1 said to have purchased the bullets after making necessary entries in the required register. 3. The Sub-Urban Police Station, Hubballi, suo motu registered the case for the offences punishable under Section 25(1A), 25(1B), Section 30 of the Indian Arms Act, 1959 read with Section 34 IPC. 4. According to the suo motu complaint, there was no proper authority for possessing the working condition firearm and also purchase of the bullets. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:610 CRL.P No. 100133 of 2021 C/W CRL.P No. 103143 of 2024 5. In the second page of the complaint, it has been stated that in the presence of the punch witnesses, 15 live bullets and a licence bearing No.SPL 342/RON was seized. 6. Police after thorough investigation filed charge sheet on the ground that there is no proper licence and no proper entries have been made in the required register. 7. Both the accused persons have now been approached this Court with a prayer to quash the pending proceedings on the ground that all required entries have been made and to substantiate the same, original register with photocopy has been placed on record. 8. Learned High Court Government Pleader was furnished with the photocopy of the entries in the register. 9. This Court perused the same. Necessary entries have been carried out in the register and according to the first accused, same was also furnished to the police. 10. But investigation agency has ignored the same only with an intention to file a false charge sheet against the petitioner. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:610 CRL.P No. 100133 of 2021 C/W CRL.P No. 103143 of 2024 11. Taking note of the fact that the necessary entries have been carried out in the register and thereafter bullets have been purchased from the second accused shop who had licence to sell the bullets to the first accused firearm, this Court is of the considered opinion that the continuation of the pending criminal proceedings would result in abuse of process of law as no ingredients whatsoever made out which would attract the offence under Section 25(1A), 25(1B), Section 30 of the Indian Arms Act, 1959. 12. Hence, following order is passed. ORDER i. Petitions are allowed. ii. Pending proceedings in C.C.No.950/2020 against the petitioners stand quashed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE CLK CT:CMU LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 23