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2026 DAILYLAW 8660 (KAR)

SMT ARCHANA S v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

CRL.P/15677/2025 · 2026-03-23

M Nagaprasanna

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16476 CRL.P No. 15677 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15677 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. ARCHANA S. V., W/O B.S.SUNIL KUMAR D/O MALLAIAH SOMISETTY AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 2. SRI ANIL KUMAR S. M., S/O MALLAIAH SOMISETTY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 3. SMT. MANJULA W/O MALLAIAH SOMISETTY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS PETITIONER NOS. 1 TO 3 ARE RESIDING AT NO.9, ASHOKNAGAR 1ST CROSS, WARD NO.35, HAVAMBHAVI BELLARY, KARNATAKA - 583 103. 4. SMT. ARUNA REDDY W/O BHASKAR REDDY AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT NO.19, NEAR MMTC OFFICE S.N.PET, BELLARY KARNATAKA - 583 101. Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16476 CRL.P No. 15677 of 2025 5. SMT. SHIRISHA W/O SHASHIDHAR M @ SHASHIDAR MADAMSETTY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT KARISHMA CYSTAL APARTMENT BEML LAYOUT, 5TH STAGE RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 098. 6. SMT. SWETHA NATVA @ SWETHA SRI W/O SRIHARI NATVA D/O LATE SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT NO.58, 2ND MAIN ROAD NANJAPPA LAYOUT RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 098. 7. SRI SHASHIDHAR M., @ SHASHIDAR MADAMSETTY S/O SURYA NARAYAN M., AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT KARISHMA CRYSTAL APARTMENT BEML LAYOUT, 5TH STAGE, RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 098. 8. SMT. SHANTHAMMA ALIAS SHANTHA N., W/O LATE ASHOK AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS GEETHA MANDIR, GOREBAL CAMP GOREBAL POST, GOREBAL DISTRICT RAICHUR, KARNATAKA – 584 128. 9. SRI PRAVEEN KUMAR S/O NARASIMHULU - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16476 CRL.P No. 15677 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT NO.315, GROUND FLOOR NTI LAYOUT, RAJIV GANDHINAGAR NEAR GKVK, BENGALURU - 560 097. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI HARISH PRABHU S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHIKKABALLAPURA TOWN POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU. 2. SRI ASHOK KUMAR B. S., S/O LATE B.R.SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT, NO.F2 G.H.NAGARAJA COMPLEX PRASHANTA NAGAR CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 528 BNSS PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD 29.09.2025 PASSED BY THE HON’BLE PRL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, CHIKKABALLAPURA TOWN P.S., AND INVESTIGATE THE MATTER FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 329, 319(1), 351, 356, 61, 62 R/W 3(5) OF BNS, AS PER ANNEXURE-C. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16476 CRL.P No. 15677 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor on verification of the records would submit that the police after investigation has filed a charge sheet and the petition does not survive for consideration. 2. In the light of the submission, criminal petition stands disposed, with liberty to the petitioners to challenge the charge sheet. I.A.No.1/2025 also stands disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 13 CT:SS