- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14490 CRL.P No. 14571 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14571 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MUNIKRISHNA S/O LATE NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT NO.TARABAHALLI VILLAGE, NANDAGUDI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. BENGALURU-562114 2. SMT. REVAMMA, W/O. MUNIKRISHNAPPA, AGED BOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT TARABAHALLI VILLAGE, NANDAGUDI HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK,-562114 `3. SMT. RENUKAMMA, W/O GANESH AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS RESIDING AT TARABAHALLI VILLAGE AND HOBLI NANDAGUDI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE-562-114 BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT. 4. PARVATHI W/O JAYARAM Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14490 CRL.P No. 14571 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS TARABAHALLI VILLAGE, HOSAKOTE TQ-562114 BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VENKATESH B K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY NANDAGUDI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562114 REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560 001 2. MUNIYAPPA S/O LATE NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT TARABAHALLI VILLAGE, NANDAGUDI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU-562114 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CR.NO.112/2022 REGISTERED BY THE NANDAGUDI P.S, NOW REGISTERED AS CC NO.8313/2022 IS NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT HOSKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL, BENGALURU - 562 114 FOR THE O/P/U/S 323, 324, 341, 504, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC, IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONERS IS CONCERNED AND ALLOW THE PETITION & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14490 CRL.P No. 14571 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. This Court, on 04.03.2026, had passed the following Order: “Learned Addl. SPP appearing for the respondent-State submits that the charges have already been framed long before the filing of the present petition. List this matter on 11.03.2026 in the 'fresh matters list'.” 2. There was no representation for the petitioners on the said date and there is no representation today. 3. The learned Additional SPP submits that the charges have been framed long before the filing of the present petition. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14490 CRL.P No. 14571 of 2025 4. In the light of the judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Meenakshi Bala1, there is no warrant to interfere at this stage of proceedings. 5. In this view of the matter, the petition stands rejected, reserving liberty to the petitioners to urge all the contentions before the concerned Court at the appropriate time. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE RK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5 1 Meenakshi Bala v. Sudhir Kumar, (1994) 4 SCC 142