- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14306 CRL.P No. 15128 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15128 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. NAIJO @ NAIJO K O, S/O QUSEPH K.A @ ANTHONY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, KOOTTALA HOUSE, THEMALIPADAM ROAD, NEAR MODERN SOCIETY, EDAKUNNI, OLLUR, THAIKATTUSSERY, THRISSUR - 680 306. KERALA. …PETITIONER (BY SMT.MAYA MENON, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SUBRAHMANYA KAUSHIK R S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY COMMERCIAL STREET POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14306 CRL.P No. 15128 of 2025 BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. DHIRAJ KUMAR, S/O OF SRI. SRIPAL CHAND, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, NO.1D, 3RD STREET, SHIVAJI ROAD, NEAR ELZIN ROAD, NEAR ELZIN PALACE, SHIVAJINAGAR - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SOWMYA R, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO 1.SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 01.08.2025 DISMISSING THE PETITION IN CRL.REVISION NO.25111/2024 ON THE FILE OF LVII ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MAYOHALL, BENGALURU CCH-58 ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14306 CRL.P No. 15128 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader on instructions would submit that the charges have already been framed on 28.08.2025 and the trial is in progress. At this juncture, the petition would not be entertainable. 2. In the light of the charges being framed, the entertainment of the petition would run foul of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of MINAKSHI BALA Vs. SUDHIR KUMAR1. 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioners to urge all the contentions before the concerned Court at the appropriate time, the Petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14 1 (1994) 4 SCC 142