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Sri L Kumar Guru v. State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC27 Apr 2026CRL.P/2245/2019

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Karnataka HC (R. Nataraj J, 27-04-2026), CRL.P No. 2245 of 2019 under S.482 CrPC: quashing petition against C.C.No.47275/2010 (Crime No.446/2009), I Addl CMM Bengaluru, offences SS.419, 420, 465, 468, 471, 506 IPC - dismissed as withdrawn at admission stage; liberty to seek discharge before Trial Court; discharge application to be considered within 30 days; pending I.As. dismissed; no merits adjudicated.

What did the court decide?

Petition dismissed as withdrawn; liberty reserved to petitioners to move the Trial Court for discharge, with a direction that any discharge application be considered expeditiously within thirty days of filing; pending I.As. dismissed. ¶36

Sri L Kumar Guru Vs State of Karnataka — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the entire proceedings in C.C.No.47275/2010 (in Crime No.446/2009) before the Ist Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru City, for offences punishable under Sections 419, 420, 465, 468, 471, 506 of IPC should be quashed against the petitioners (issue raised but not adjudicated; petition withdrawn at admission stage).

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Ratio / Principle

The criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn, at the request of the learned counsel for the petitioners made when the petition was listed for admission.

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Key takeaways

Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to move before the Trial Court for discharge.ratio¶37
If an application for discharge is filed, the Trial Court shall consider it expeditiously, at any rate within thirty days from the date of filing, in view of the fact that cognizance of the offences was taken in the year 2010.ratio¶37
In view of dismissal of the petition, pending I.As., if any, do not survive for consideration and stand dismissed.ratio

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Criminal Petition No. 2245 of 2019, filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 by L. Kumar Guru and V. Chandrashekar, sought quashing of the entire proceedings in C.C.No.47275/2010 (in Crime No.446/2009) on the file of the Ist Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru City, for offences punishable under Sections 419, 420, 465, 468, 471, 506 of IPC. When listed for admission, the learned counsel for the petitioners sought to withdraw the petition with liberty to move the Trial Court for discharge. The petition was dismissed as withdrawn; liberty was reserved to seek discharge before the Trial Court, which was directed to consider any such application expeditiously, at any rate within thirty days of filing, given that cognizance had been taken in 2010. Pending I.As., if any, were dismissed as not surviving. No merits were decided; no precedent was cited.

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1 - NC: 2026:KHC:23547 CRL.P No. 2245 of 2019

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2245 OF 2019 (482(Cr.PC) /

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528(BNSS))

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BETWEEN:

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SRI. L. KUMAR GURU S/O D. LOKANATHAN AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.87, SC ROAD, SHESADRIPURAM BENGALURU-560020

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V. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O LATE VENKATANARAYAN AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT NO.225, 5^TH 'C' MAIN, HRBR LAYOUT, KALYANANAGARA BANGALURU-560042

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Digitally

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signed by HEMALATHA J Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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(BY SRI. LEELADHAR H.P., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ULSOOR GATE POLICE STATION BENGALURU REP. SPP HIGH COURT BUILDINGS

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…PETITIONERS

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BANGALURU-560001

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SRI. NYAMA GOWDA POLICE OFFICER ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE CCB, SPL ENQUIRY

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NC: 2026:KHC:23547 CRL.P No. 2245 of 2019

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HC-KAR

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N.T. PET, NEW TARAGUPETE BENGALURU-560053

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. M.R.PATIL, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;

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NOTICE SERVED ON RESPONDENT NO.2 AND UNREPRESENTED)

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THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.47275/2010 (IN CRIME NO.446/2009) ON THE FILE OF IST ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 419, 420, 465, 468, 471, 506 OF IPC, AGAINST THE PETITIONERS.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ

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ORAL ORDER

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The petitioners have challenged the proceedings initiated against them in C.C.No.47275/2010 pending on the file of the I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, for the offences punishable under Sections 419, 420, 465, 468, 471, 506 of IPC.

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When this petition was listed for admission, the learned counsel for the petitioners seeks to withdraw this

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HC-KAR

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petition with liberty to move before the Trial Court for discharge.

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The submission of the learned counsel for the

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petitioners is noted.

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4. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

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Liberty is reserved to the petitioners to move before the Trial Court for discharge. If an application is filed for discharge, the Trial Court shall consider the same expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of thirty days from the date of filing the application, in the light of the fact that the cognizance of the offences is taken in the year 2010.

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In view of dismissal of the petition, pending I.As., if any, do not survive for consideration and the same stand

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dismissed.

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Sd/(R. NATARAJ) JUDGE

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PMR

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