- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14244 CRL.RP No. 412 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.412 OF 2026 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. KRISHNAPPA @ KRISHNARAJU, S/O LATE SRI. RAMRAJ, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT MACHOHALLIVILLAGE, DASANAPURAHOBLI, BAPAGRAMA POST, MAGADI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU - 560 091. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.N. SRIDHAR, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY, MADANAYAKANAHALLI POLICE, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BENGALURU - 560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRL.RP FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 CR.P.C (U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 17.02.2026 PASSED BY THE ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, AT BENGALURU Digitally signed by AASEEFA PARVEEN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14244 CRL.RP No. 412 of 2026 (FTSC-I) IN SC.NO.224/2025 BY REJECTING THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER U/S 227 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING HIM TO DISCHARGE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 306 R/W 34 OF IPC, AT ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri.N.Sridhar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri.K.Nageshwarappa, learned HCGP. 2. Fourth accused in SC.No.224/2025 is the revision petitioner challenging the dismissal of the application filed with a prayer for discharge. 3. Facts in the nutshell which are utmost necessary for disposal of the present petition are as under: 3.1. Upon a complaint lodged by Smt.V.Bhagyalakshmi, Madanayakanahally police - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14244 CRL.RP No. 412 of 2026 registered a case in Crime No. 454/2019 for the offence punishable under Section 306 read with Section 34 of IPC. 3.2. The complaint averments reveal that the daughter of the complainant committed suicide on account of the quarrel that took place on 08.09.2019 wherein the present accused and accused No.2 have abused the daughter of the complainant in a filthy language which would touch her dignity and vanity including her character. 4. The jurisdictional police after thorough investigation filed charge sheet. Accused persons went in for trial and case against the present accused was split up. Accused is thus now facing the trial in SC.No.224/2025. 5. Trial has commenced and the case was proceeded against the remaining accused in SC.No.100/2021. Complainant has been examined wherein she has specifically deposed that on 08.09.2019 being a Sunday, in the house of the fourth accused i.e., the petitioner, accused Nos.2 and 4 picked up the quarrel and - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14244 CRL.RP No. 412 of 2026 fourth accused i.e., the petitioner in the present case has abused the complainant with the following words: "
ನೆ ಒೊ ಬ ರು ಗಂಡಸರನು ಕಳಸುೇೆ, ೕನು ಮಲೋ ಾಗೂ ಮಗು ಾ!ೋ" 6. The son of the fourth accused said to have had a love affair with the deceased. Based on such words, apart from abusing her, there was also physical assault and blood was oozing out from the mouth of the deceased. Later on, accused Nos.2 to 4 came near the complainant's relative house and again picked up the quarrel and abused and assaulted her. 7. Complainant said to have consoled the deceased and she had gone out of the house and at that juncture, being unable to bear the insult that has been caused to her by both physical and verbal attack, deceased said to have committed suicide by hanging herself. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14244 CRL.RP No. 412 of 2026 8. The material available on record at this stage would be sufficient enough to proceed with the trial as against the fourth accused i.e. the petitioner also. 9. Following the principles of law enunciated by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of State of Orissa vs. Debendra Nath Padhi reported in (2005) 1 SCC 568, the order of dismissal of the application seeking discharge is just and proper which requires no further consideration in this revision petition. 10. Accordingly, the following: ORDER (i) Revision petition is dismissed. (ii) All the defences are kept open to be urged in the trial in accordance with law. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE NS CT:TSM, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41