- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2457 CRL.P No. 104823 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 101224 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104823 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101224 OF 2022 IN CRL.P NO. 104823/2025 BETWEEN: 1. MR. SHANKARAGOUDA S/O BHIMANAGOUDA @ BHEEMANAGOUDA PATIL AGE 69 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED TEACHER, R/O. NALWADI, NOW AT HOUSE NO.A/1, KHB COLONY, VISHWANATH TEMPLE, SANTOSH NAGAR, TQ. HUBLI, DIST. DHARWAD - 580032. 2. MR. MARIGOUDA S/O BHIMANAGOUDA @ BHEEMANAGOUDA PATIL AGE 73 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE R/O. NALAWADI, NOW AT SANGOLIRAYANNA NAGAR, SARASWATPUR, DHARWAD - 580002. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B.G. INDI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.L. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH ANNIGERI P.S., DHARWAD, R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580011. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.19 15:36:26 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2457 CRL.P No. 104823 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 101224 of 2022 2. SHRI HANUMATHGOUDA S/O BHEEMANAGOUDA PATIL AGE: 74 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. NALAWADI, TQ. ANNIGERI, DIST. DHARWAD - 580023. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. D.V. PATTAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SANTOSH D.NARGUND, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), SEEKING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AGAINST PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1 AND 2 IN CC NO.333/2024 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 323, 341, 504, 506, R/W 34 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, NAVALGUND (ANNIGERI P.S. CRIME NO.121/2020). IN CRL.P NO. 101224/2022 BETWEEN: 1. SHRI HANUMANTHGOUDA, S/O BHEEMANAGOUDA PATIL AGE. 70 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. NALAWADI, TQ. ANNIGERI, DIST. DHARWAD-580023. 2. BASANAGOUDA HANUMANTHGOUDA PATIL AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. LECTURER, R/O. NALAWADI, TQ. ANNIGERI, DIST. DHARWAD-580023. 3. HEMAVVA W/O GURUNATHGOUDA DODDAGOUDRA AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. NALAWADI, TQ. ANNIGERI, DIST. DHARWAD-580023. 4. SUKRUTA BASANAGOUDA PATIL AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. NALAWADI, TQ. ANNIGERI, DIST. DHARWAD-580023. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2457 CRL.P No. 104823 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 101224 of 2022 5. LAKSHMAVVA HANUMANTHGOUDA PATIL AGE. 65 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. NALAWADI, TQ. ANNIGERI, DIST. DHARWAD-580023. 6. GURUNATHGOUDA NARAPPAGOUDA DODDAGOUDRA AGE. 48 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. NALAWADI, TQ. ANNIGERI, DIST. DHARWAD-580023. 7. MANJUNATHGOUDA HANUMANTHGOUDA PATIL AGE. 48 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. NALAWADI, TQ. ANNIGERI, DIST. DHARWAD-580023. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. D.V. PATTAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SANTOSH D.NARGUND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR ANNIGERI POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH. 2. SHRI. SHANKARGOUDA, S/O. BHEEMANAGOUDA PATIL AGE. 65 YEARS, OCC. HEAD MASTER, R/O. KHB COLONY, SANTOSH NAGAR, HUBLI-580032. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL. HCGP FOR R1; SRI. PRASHANT MATHAPATI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS PENDING AGAINST THE PETITIONERS IN CC NO.515/2021, BEFORE THE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, NAVALAGUND DIST, DHARWAD, FOR THE OFFENCES U/S 143, 147, 148, 323, 324, 341, 504, 506, 149 OF IPC, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2457 CRL.P No. 104823 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 101224 of 2022 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Heard Sri B.G.Indi for Sri K.L.Patil, Sri D.V.Pattar for Sri Santosh D.Nargund, Sri Prashant Mathapati and Smt.Kirtilata R.Patil, learned counsel for the parties. 2. Parties could not see eye to eye and therefore, there is no possibility of amicable settlement though criminal cases have been registered in view of the pending civil litigation. 3. Since parties have not reached the amicable settlement, following the principles of law enunciated in State of Karnataka, Circle Inspect of Police v. Hoskeri Ningappa reported in ILR 2012 KAR 509, criminal cases cannot be quashed and both the criminal cases are to be conducted by one and the same Judge strictly in accordance with the guidelines issue in Hoskeri Ningappa’s case supra. 4. Hence, following: ORDER The petitions are dismissed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE CLK