Petition to quash criminal proceedings under the SC/ST Act and IPC was dismissed for non-compliance of office objections despite repeated opportunities, with liberty reserved to refile once objections are fully complied with.
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:37209 CRL.P No. 15673 of 2025
CNR: KAHC010743122025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JULY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15673 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI: RANGANATHA R.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K
Location: High Court of Karnataka
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI: K NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1)
HC-KAR
NC: 2026:KHC:37209 CRL.P No. 15673 of 2025
CNR: KAHC010743122025
THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.P.C (UNDER SECTION 528 BNSS) BY THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN SPL.C.NO.2870/2023 ORIGINATED FROM CR.NO.350/2023 OF THE RESPONDENT ANNAPOORNESHWARI NAGARA P.S., FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) OF SC/ST (POA) AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 2014, UNDER SECTION 504, 323 OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE LXX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CCH-71) AT BENGALURU.
THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
ORAL ORDER
Though the matter is pending before the Court since 2025, office objections are not complied with, despite granting time on six occasions.
compliance of office objections, reserving liberty to the petitioner to move the matter, once the office objections are complied with, in its entirety.
Sd/(M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE
BGN, List No.: 2 Sl No.: 89
4 provisions across 4 enactments
Darshan alias Priyadarshan
State of Karnataka by Annapoorneshwari Nagar PS rep by SPP
V Narasimhamurthy
M.Nagaprasanna
As recorded by the court registry
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