- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7806 CRL.P No. 5380 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5380 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MAHALINGA P.DEVADIGA @ M.P.KEGARL S/O PARMESHAWARA DEVADIGA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS HENABERUMANE, NANDANAVANA VILLAGE KEGARLU, BAINDURU TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 219. 2. KAVERI DEVADIGA W/O LATE SHESI DEVADIGA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT MAKKIGADDE HOUSE KEGARLU VILLAGE, BAINDURU TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 219. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI SADASHIVAIAH K. G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KUNDAPURA RURAL POLICE REPRESENTED BY LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. VEERA PARAMESHAWARA DEVADIGA Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7806 CRL.P No. 5380 of 2025 S/O PARMESHAWARA DEVADIGA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS HENABERUMANE, NAYAKNAKATTE NANDANAVANA VILLAGE, KEGARLU POST BAINDURU TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 219. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 528 BNNS PRAYING TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.1165/2024 REGISTERED ON THE BASIS OF A PRIVATE COMPLAINT IN P.C.R. NO 337/2022 BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 420, 468, 471 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KUNDAPURA. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader on verification of the records would submit that the proceedings before the concerned Court are at the stage of the fag end of the trial and the charges have been framed long before the filing of the petition. 2. The submissions of the learned High Court Government Pleader is accepted by the learned counsel for petitioner. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7806 CRL.P No. 5380 of 2025 3. In that light, reserving liberty to the petitioner to urge all the contentions before the concerned Court, the criminal petition stands disposed. 4. It is needless to state that the concerned Court shall consider the submissions and answer the same at the appropriate stage. I.A.No.1/2025 is disposed, as a consequence. SD/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 269 CT:SS