- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:416 CRL.P No. 103560 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103560 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHARANAPPA @ SHARANAGOUDA S/O MAHANTGOUDA PATIL AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. L.I.C AGENT, R/O. DR SIPPILINGANNA ROAD KOPPAL, TQ. AND DT. KOPPAL 583231. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR BALAGERIMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, GADAG TOWN POLICE STATION, DIST GADAG, REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DAHRWAD BENCH, AT DHARWAD. 2. BASAVARADDI S/O. MALLARADDI TIGARI AGE. 64 YEARS, OCC. FARMER, R/AT SAMBAPUR, TQ. AND DIST. GADAG 582115. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.8/PETITIONER IN S.C. NO.82/2023 (ARISING OUT OF GADAG TOWN POLICE STATION CRIME NO.302/2017) PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT GADAG FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 420, 418, 423, 506 R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC U/S 9 OF KPID ACT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:416 CRL.P No. 103560 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Heard Sri.Vijayakumar Balagerimath, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.Kirtilata R. Patil, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1. 2. Notice issued to respondent No.2 has been returned with an endorsement “deceased”. 3. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present petitioner is accused No.8, who had resigned from the directorship much prior to the incident which is the subject matter of the present petition. 4. It is further submitted that this Court has already quashed the pending proceedings insofar as the accused by name Vipul Prakash Patil is concerned. 5. Taking note of the fact that the present petitioner, being an erstwhile Director of Janasneha Real Wealth and Solutions Private Limited, cannot be held responsible for the alleged fraud and non-deposit of amounts. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:416 CRL.P No. 103560 of 2024 6. Accordingly, a case is made out by the petitioner to quash the pending proceedings insofar as the present petitioner is concerned. ORDER i. The petition is allowed. ii. The pending proceedings in S.C.No.82/2023 on the file of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, at Gadag, against the petitioner stand hereby quashed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC, CT:CMU LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 9