- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1440 CRL.P No. 104457 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104457 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. RAVI KOTYAN S/O NARAYANA PUJAR, AGE. 59 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. TIPPERMAN INDIA PVT. LTD., NEW TECH FACTORY ROAD, YERAPPA INDUSTRIES, BANGALORE, DIST. BANGALORE-560001. 2. BABITHA W/O RAVI KOTYAN, AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. TIPPERMAN INDIA PVT. LTD., NEW TECH FACTORY ROAD, YERAPPA INDUSTRIES, BANGALORE, DIST. BANGALORE-560001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRINIVAS B. NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH, THROUGH BELLARY RURAL POLICE STATION, BELLARY-583101. 2. KHUSHI FOOD AND BEVERAGES, R/O. PLOT NO. 21 AND 22 1ST STAGE, KIADBA INDUSTRIAL AREA, MUDARAGI BALLARI, DIST. BALLARI-583102, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR, CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.04 16:17:31 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1440 CRL.P No. 104457 of 2025 SMT.ANUPAMA W/O. BASAVRAJ, AGE.29 YEARS, R/O. BALLARI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. B.G. INDI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.L. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH OF ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.301/2021 ON THE FILE OF III ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, BALLARI, REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 354(B), 323, 504 AND 506 R/W 34 OF THE IPC, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. 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 Srinivas Naik, learned counsel for petitioners, Smt.Kirtilata R.Patil, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1 and Sri K.L.Patil, learned counsel for respondent No.2. 2. Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with the following prayer. “To quash of entire proceedings in CC No.301/2021 on the file of III Addl.Civil Judge and JMFC Court, Ballari, registered for the offences punishable u/s 354(B), 323, 504 and 506 r/w 34 of the IPC, in the interest of justice.” - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1440 CRL.P No. 104457 of 2025 3. Petitioners have been charge sheeted for the offences punishable under Section 323, 504, 506, 354B read with Section 34 of IPC. 4. In respect of an incident that occurred on 02.07.2019, a complaint came to be lodged on 24.09.2020 registered in Crime No.241/2020 by Ballari Rural Police, which has been thoroughly investigated and charge sheet came to be filed. In the complaint documents, it has been mentioned that in respect to supply of machinery, there was an agreement and out of the total agreement value of ₹26,00,000/-, sum of ₹23,70,000/- has been paid by the complainant to the accused. 5. Thereafter, they failed in supplying the proper machinery and in that regard, there were already some differences and before the police station at Bangalore, accused persons said to have assured that they would settle the dispute within 15 days, but failed to do so. Ultimately they are now being proceeded with and during the course of enquiry, a lady has been mishandled by the petitioners and therefore, offence under Section 354B is also invoked. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1440 CRL.P No. 104457 of 2025 6. The grounds in the petition are more in the nature of defence that has to be put forward on behalf of the petitioners and therefore, this Court does not find any grounds whatsoever much less good grounds to quash the pending proceedings. 7. Accordingly, following order is passed. ORDER i. Petition is dismissed. ii. All the defences available to these petitioners are kept open to be urged in the trial in accordance with law. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE CLK CT:CMU LIST NO.: 3 SL NO.: 52