IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30th DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION No.7401/2014 BETWEEN:
R J PRAKASHAN AGED 46 YEARS PRINTER AND PUBLISHER ON BEHALF OF METROPOLITAN MEDIA COMPANY LTD, (FORMERLY TIMES VPL LTD) NO.40/1, S & B TOWERS, M.G. ROAD, BANGALORE 560 001. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI RAMESH T, ADV. FOR PETITIONER ABSENT) AND:
1. S T KRISHNA PRASAD ADVOCATE ROLL NO. 4900 OF 1999 SVT COMPLEX, B.M ROAD, PERIYAPATNA TOWN, MYSORE (D) 570001.
2. K.N SHANTHA KUMAR AGE:MAJOR, EDITOR PRAJAVANI DAILY NEWS PAPER MYSORE EDITION, NO. 363, SRIHARI COMPLEX, SITA VILAS ROAD, CHAMARAJA MOHALLA, MYSORE-570 024.
3. B.A.RAVI AGE:MAJOR, PUBLISHER ON BEHALF OF PRINTERS MYSORE PRIVATE LTD, PRAJAVANI DAILY NEWSPAPER, PLOT NO. 103 AND 104, YADAVAGIRI INDUSTRIAL AREA, MYSORE-570 001.
4. RAVI HEGDE AGE:MAJOR, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER, UDAYAVANI DAILY NEWSPAPER, MANIPAL MEDIA AND NETWORK LTD. NO. 201, MANIPAL CENTRE, 47 DICKENSON ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001.
5. D. MAHADEVAPPA AGE:MAJOR, EDITOR IN CHIEF, PRAJANUDI DAILY NEWSPAPER BOGADI ROAD, MYSORE-570 001.
6. VASU AGE:MAJOR, PUBLISHER, PRAJANUDI DAILY NEWSPAPER, ON BEHALF OF BHAGYANJALI PUBLICATIONS PVT LTD. NO-44/3, VANI VILAS DOUBLE ROAD, NEAR RTO CIRCLE, LAXMIPURAM, MYSORE-570 001.
7. GANAPATI AGE:MAJOR, CHIEF EDITOR, MYSORE MITRA DAILY NEWSPAPER, NO.15 C, INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT, BANNIMANTAP, MYSORE-570 015.
8. M. MURALI AGE:MAJOR, EDITOR, SWAYAMKRUSHI SHUBODAYA KANNADA DAILY NEWSPAPER, NO.2-79/8, 3RD CROSS, SHANKARAPPA GARDEN, MAGADI ROAD, BENGALURU-560 023.
9. N. VEERENDRA BABU AGE:MAJOR, CHIEF EDITOR, SWAYAMKRUPSHI SHUBODAYA KANNADA DAILY NEWSPAPER, NO.2-79/8, 3RD CROSS, SHANKARAPPA GARDEN, MAGADI ROAD, BENGALURU-560 023.
10. RAJSHEKAR KOTI AGE:MAJOR, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, ANDOLANA KANNADA DAILY NEWS PAPER, ANDOLANA MUDRANA, NO.38/C1, INDUSTRIAL SUBURB, 2ND STAGE, MYSORE SOUTH, MYSORE-570 008.
11. AMSHI PRASANNA KUMAR AGE:MAJOR, EDITOR, KANNADA PRABHA KANNADA DAILY NEWS PAPER NO.363, 1ST FLOOR, SRI HARI COMPLEX, SITA VILAS ROAD, CHAMARAJA MOHALLA, MYSORE-570 024.
12. HUNSAW ADI RAJAN AGE:MAJOR, EDITOR, SAMYUKTA KARNATAKA KANNADA DAILY NEWS PAPER, SAMYUKTA KARNATAKA PRESS, NO-2 RESIDENCY ROAD, BENGALURU-560 025.
13. A.C. GOPALA AGE:MAJOR, PRINTER AND PUBLISHER ON BEHALF OF THE LOKASHIKSHANA TRUST AT SAMYUKTA, KARNATAKA PRESS, SAMYUKTA KARNATAKA PRESS, NO-2, RESIDENCY ROAD, BENGALURU-560 025. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI S SRIRANGA. ADV. FOR R2 & R3 SRI B V MADHAVA MURTHY, ADV. FOR R8 R1, R4 TO R7 AND R9 TO R13 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 407 CR.P.C PRAYING TO TRANSFER THE CASE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT NO.305/2012 PENDING BEFORE THE COURT OF THE C.J. AND JMFC, PERIYAPATNA TO ANY METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE COURT AT THE CITY OF BANGALORE.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Learned counsel for the petitioner is absent.
2. Learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 2 and 3 submits that in similar matters, this Court has dismissed the petition relying on the observations made by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in SLP No.683/2015.
3. In view of the said submissions, and following the order passed by this Court in Crl.P. No. 366/2013 connected with Crl.P.5627/2012 dated 07.01.2019, petition is dismissed.
JS/-
Sd/- JUDGE