- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1414 CRL.P No. 103968 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103968 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI CHANDRASHEKHAR S/O SHAMBANNA GALI AGE. 43 YEARS OCC. TAHASILDAR HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI R/O. AT POST ARALESHWARA - 581 104 TQ. HANAGAL, DIST. HAVERI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI NEELOPANT SHRIHARSH ASHOK, ADV.) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR HAVERI CEN POLICE STATION HAVERI, THROUGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD - 580 011. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI ABHISHEK MALI PATL, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SE. 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED: 12.09.2025 PASSED IN CC NO. 16/2020 BY PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, HAVERI ON APPLICATION FILED UNDER SECTION 239 OF CR. P. C SEEKING TO DISCHARGE HIM FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 211, 409, 419, 420 R/W 34 OF IPC AND 66 (D) OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2008 IN CC 16/2020. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1414 CRL.P No. 103968 of 2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this criminal petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, may be permitted to be converted into a Criminal Revision Petition under Section 397 read with Section 401 of Cr.P.C. He has also filed a memo to the said effect. 2. The submission of the learned counsel and the memo are taken on record. 3. Petitioner is permitted to convert this criminal petition into criminal revision petition as aforesaid. For statistical purposes, this criminal petition stands disposed off. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN List No.: 19 Sl No.: 1