- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:868 CRL.P No. 103365 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION No.103365 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: LAXMAN MAHADEVAPPA KAMANNAVAR, AGE. 34 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS AND JOURNALIST, R/O. KATKOL, TQ. RAMDURG, DIST. BELAGAVI-591114. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENKATESH M. KHARVI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY KATKOL POLICE STATION, THROUGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD-580001. 2. SHRI. BALANGOUDA S/O. GURUPADAPPA HOSMANI AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. FARMER, R/O. KATKOL, TQ. RAMDURG, DIST. BELAGAVI-591114. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI H.M.DHARIGOND, LEARNED COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT No.2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, PRAYING TO QUASHED THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO. 09/2020 ON THE FILE OF AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ ACCUSED NO.1 FOR THE OFFENCES U/S 384, 323, 504, 506, R/W 34 OF IPC 1860, PENDING ON THE FILE OF COURT OF CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC RAMDURG, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:868 CRL.P No. 103365 of 2025 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Heard Sri Venkatesh M. Kharvi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt.Kirtilata R. Patil, learned counsel for the respondent No.1 and Sri H.M.Dharigond, learned counsel for respondent No.2. 2. At the outset, it is noted that a case and counter case is filed wherein the accused persons in the counter case have not approached this Court seeking for quashing of the pending proceedings on the ground of settlement. 3. Since there is no amicable settlement in respect of a case and a counter case, case filed by the present petitioner cannot be quashed. 4. However, this case and the case filed by the present petitioner against second respondent and others needs to be disposed of by the Court strictly in accordance with the principles of law enunciated by the Hon'ble Full Bench of this Court in the case of State of Karnataka, by Circle Inspector of Police vs. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:868 CRL.P No. 103365 of 2025 Hosakeri Ningappa and another reported in ILR 2012 KAR 509. 5. Accordingly, the following: ORDER (i) Petition is dismissed. (ii) However, C.C No.9/2020 and C.C.No.808/2018 be tried together by one and the same Court strictly in accordance with the directions issued in the case of Hosakeri Ningappa, supra. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm, CT:CMU LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 17