- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1683 CRL.P No. 101717 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101717 OF 2021 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MANJUNATH S/O SHIVARAJ TAMMANNAVAR AGE 36 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O HANAMUNAL, TQ. KUSHTAGI NOW AT KULAGERI CROSS, TQ. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOT …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH V. BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SANKESHWAR POLICE, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED FIR AND COMPLAINT IN SANKESHWAR PS CR.NO.16/2019 REGISTERED FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES U/S 406 AND 420 OF IPC AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO IT PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE(JR.DN) AND JMFC, SANKESHWAR IN SO FAR THEY PERTAIN TO THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, 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:1683 CRL.P No. 101717 of 2021 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Heard Sri.S.S.Yadrami, learned Senior Counsel for Sri.V.G.Bhat, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.Kirtilata R. Patil, learned High Court Government Pleader for the State/respondent. 2. Petitioner is the Ex-Director of Janasnehi Real Wealth Solution Private Limited and is no longer the Director on and from 10.02.2012 as per Annexure – C which is a letter addressed to the petitioner explaining the resignation tendered by him. 3. Admittedly, the alleged fraud has taken place according to the complaint averments itself on 12.08.2015 and the actual complaint came to be lodged on 27.01.2019. 4. Therefore, it is crystal clear that petitioner had no hand in the incident that occurred on 12.08.2015 as his resignation was accepted on 10.02.2012 itself. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1683 CRL.P No. 101717 of 2021 5. Accordingly, case is made out for quashing the pending proceedings against the petitioner. 6. Hence, following: ORDER i. Petition is allowed. ii. FIR and complaint registered in Crime No.16/2019 of Sankeshwar Police Station for the offence punishable under Sections 406 and 420 of IPC pending on the file of Principal Civil Judge (Junior Division) and JMFC Court, Sankeshwar, Belgaum is hereby quashed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 33