- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12924 WP No. 36248 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 36248 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: MRS. SHYLAJA IYER AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, WIFE OF MR. RAVINDRA LYER, 3RD BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, RESIDING AT NO. 721/11, 41ST CROSS, BENGALURU- 560 010. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VACHAN H U., ADVOCATE) AND: MR. PAWAN KUMAR AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, SON OF CHHAN LAL JAIN, RESIDING AT NO. 8024, TOWER - 8, PRESTIGE SHANTINIKETAN, WHITEFIELD, BENGALURU- 560 048. ALSO, HAVING HIS OFFICE AT M/S BROOKEFIELD TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED, E-1381, AECS LAYOUT, KUNDANHALLI, BENGALURU- 560 037 …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECT THE LEARNED IV ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU, TO EXPEDITIOUSLY DISPOSE OF CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS NO. 5332/2018 FILED UNDER SECTION 340 Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12924 WP No. 36248 of 2025 OF CR. P.C (ANNEXURE-B) WITHIN A FIXED AND REASONABLE TIME AS MAY BE DEEMED FIT BY THIS HONORABLE COURT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this court seeking the following prayer: (a) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the learned IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, to expeditiously dispose of Criminal Miscellaneous No.5332/2018 filed under Section 340 of Cr.P.C. (Annexure-B), within a fixed and reasonable time as may be deemed fit by this Hon'ble Court. (b) Pass such other order or direction as this Hon'ble court may deem fit in the interest of justice and equity. 2. The petitioner is the applicant in the application filed under Section 340 of the Cr.P.C. The proceedings are still pending for the last eight years. As it is the proceeding of the year 2018, in that light, the petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of the said proceeding. 3. Since the prayer is innocuous, I deem it appropriate to directly dispose the petition directing the concerned court to - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:12924 WP No. 36248 of 2025 conclude the proceedings within an outer limit of three months from the date of receipt of the copy of the order, if not earlier. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 212