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Ravindra v. the State by Police Sub Inspector

Karnataka HC27 Jan 2026CRL.P/17611/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Quashing of charge sheet; liberty to seek discharge before trial court; contentions kept open; C.C.No.1311/2025; Addl. Civil Judge (Jr.Dn.) and JMFC Court Holalkere; Section 303(2) BNS; Sections 86 and 87 K.F.Act; Section 482 CrPC; Section 528 BNSS; Chitrahalli Gate Police; accused Nos.2 to 5; disposed at admission stage; I.A.No.1/2025; Justice M. Nagaprasanna; High Court of Karnataka; 2026.

What did the court decide?

Liberty reserved to petitioners to file an application seeking discharge before the concerned Court; all contentions left open to be urged therein; liberty to approach this Court against any adverse order on the discharge application; I.A.No.1/2025 disposed as a consequence. ¶39

Ravindra Vs the State by Police Sub Inspector — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the charge sheet against accused Nos.2 to 5/petitioners in C.C.No.1311/2025 (offence punishable under Section 303(2) BNS and Sections 86 and 87 of K.F.Act) ought to be quashed under Section 482 CrPC (filed under Section 528 BNSS).

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Court's answer

In light of learned counsel for petitioners seeking leave to avail the remedy of filing an application seeking discharge before the concerned Court, the criminal petition stands disposed, reserving such liberty.

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Ratio / Principle

All contentions of the parties remain open to be urged before the concerned Court in an application seeking discharge.

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Key takeaways

Petitioners are at liberty to approach this Court in the event any order is passed against them on the application seeking discharge.ratio¶41
I.A.No.1/2025 is disposed as a consequence of the disposal of the criminal petition.ratio¶42

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal petition under S.482 CrPC (filed under S.528 BNSS) by four agriculturists arrayed as accused Nos.2 to 5 seeking quashing of the charge sheet in C.C.No.1311/2025 before the Addl. Civil Judge (Jr.Dn.) and JMFC Court at Holalkere, for the offence punishable under Section 303(2) BNS and Sections 86 and 87 of K.F.Act, registered by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Chitrahalli Gate Police. At the admission stage itself, learned counsel for petitioners, after arguing the matter at length, sought leave to avail the remedy of filing an application seeking discharge before the concerned Court. The Court disposed of the criminal petition reserving such liberty, kept all contentions of the parties open to be urged in the discharge application, granted the petitioners liberty to approach this Court in the event of any adverse order on such application, and disposed of I.A.No.1/2025 as a consequence.

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NC: 2026:KHC:4228 CRL.P No. 17611 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17611 OF 2025

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BETWEEN:

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1. RAVINDRA

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S/O SHANKARA BHOVI AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS

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OCC: AGRICULTURIST R/AT IUDP LAYOUT, 11^TH CROSS KANDAYAGIRI NAGARA CHITRADURGA TOWN – 577 501.

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RAJENDRA

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S/O SHANKAR BHOVI AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS

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Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka

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OCC: AGRICULTURIST R/AT IUDP LAYOUT, 11^TH CROSS KANDAYAGIRI NAGARA

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CHITRADURGA TOWN – 577 501.

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MANJUNATHA

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S/O OBANNA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURIST R/AT IUDP LAYOUT, 11^TH CROSS BEHIND PRASHANTHI SCHOOL BABUJIRAMNAGARA

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CHITRADURGA TOWN – 577 501.

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CHAMANSAB

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NC: 2026:KHC:4228 CRL.P No. 17611 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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S/O LATE BABU SAB AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS OCC: WOOD MERCHANT R/AT NEHRUNAGAR, 3^RD CROSS HOLALKERE ROAD CHITRADURGA TOWN – 577 501.

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…PETITIONERS

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(BY SRI KANTHARAJAPPA M. G., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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THE STATE BY POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR CHITRAHALLI GATE POLICE CHITRAHALLI – 577 557 REPRESENTED BY HIGH COURT State Public Prosecutor HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU – 560 001.

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DINESH K. C., S/O CHAMDRAPPA T., AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT UPPARIGENAHALLI VILLAGE HOLALKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 501.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1)

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THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 (FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET IN SO PER AS ACCUSED NO.2 TO 5/PETITIONERS IN THE LEARNED ADDL CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN.) AND JMFC COURT AT HOLALKERE IN C.C.NO.1311/2025 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S/ 303(2) OF BNS AND SEC.86 AND 87 OF K.F.ACT REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CHITRAHALLI GATE POLICE, AT CHITRAHALLI IN DOCUMENT NO.3 BY ALLOWING THIS CRIMINAL PETITION.

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NC: 2026:KHC:4228 CRL.P No. 17611 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

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ORAL ORDER

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Learned counsel for petitioners after arguing the matter at length would seek leave of this Court to avail the remedy of filing an application seeking discharge before the concerned Court.

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