- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:871 CRL.P No. 104704 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. 104704 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: RAMESH VASUDEV NAIK, AGE. 66 YEARS, R/O. OLD TRT, SUDARSHAN NAGAR, DANDELI, TALUK HALIYAL-581 325, DISTRICT UTTARA KANNADA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MRITYUNJAYA YARAGAMBLIMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: THE WEST COAST PAPER MILL LTD., BANGUR NAGAR DANDELI, TALUK HALIYAL-581 325, R/BY ITS MANAGER - LEGAL AND GPA HOLDER SHRI GANGADHAR L. BHAGWAT, R/O. BANGUR NAGAR, DANDELI, TALUK DANDELI-581 325. DISTRICT UTTARA KANNADA. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. JAGADISH PATIL, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, KARWAR (SITTING AT SIRSI) AT SIRSI, UTTAR KANNADA IN CRL.REV.P.NO.5177/2024 DATED 07/08/2025 AND ALSO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, AT DANDELI ON 10/07/2024 ON APPLICATION U/S 247 R/W 243(2) OF CR.P.C IN C.C.NO.78/2017, BY ALLOWING THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL 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:871 CRL.P No. 104704 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Heard Sri Mrityunjaya Yaragamblimath, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Jagadish Patil, learned counsel for respondent. 2. Petitioner is the illegal occupant of the quarters bearing No.TRT 9/49. Respondent/company initiated eviction proceedings against the petitioner by filing an application under Section 452 of the Companies Act. 3. The said petition is being contested by the petitioner herein. Admittedly, the petitioner was inducted into the said premises on the ground that he was the employee of West Coast Paper Mills Limited. 4. In other words, the quarters was allotted to the petitioner based on his employment as a perk which was attached to his employment. Soon after his employment, he has to vacate and hand over the premises, but petitioner is hanging on to the premises illegally. 5. Petitioner has taken a contention that the premises on which building is constructed belongs to CMC constructed by - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:871 CRL.P No. 104704 of 2025 Housing Board and therefore, petitioner has no authority to evict him. 6. Same is opposed by respondent. At any rate, petitioner is not the owner and is illegal occupant of the premises. If the CMC is the owner, it is the matter that has to be thrashed out between the CMC and the respondent/Company. 7. Petitioner has no right to hang on to the said property under the pretext that the property belongs to CMC and CMC has to take action. 8. Admittedly, it is the respondent who inducted the petitioner to the premises and therefore, petitioner has to hand over the premises to the respondent after his retirement on account of superannuation and not set up the title in somebody else. 9. Accordingly, there is no merit in the present petition and the application filed for permission before trial Court is rightly rejected by the learned trial Judge and requires no interference under the inherent powers of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:871 CRL.P No. 104704 of 2025 10. Accordingly, following order is passed: ORDER Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE CLK CT:CMU LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 33