IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MAY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA Criminal Petition No.4069 of 2016 BETWEEN:
1. SMT.SAVITHRAMMA, WIFE OF HONNAIAH, RESIDENT OF VARTHIPURA VILLAGE, BANNIMUKDLU TALUK, KODIHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
2. SMT. VENKATALAKSHMAMMA, WIFE OF LATE VENKATESH, RESIDENT OF VARTHIPURA VILLAGE, BANNIMUKDLU TALUK, KODIHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
3. SMT. LAKSHMI, WIFE OF BASAVARAJU, RESIDENT OF VARTHIPURA VILLAGE, BANNIMUKDLU TALUK, KODIHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
4. SMT. RAMAMMA, WIFE OF LATE SINGAIAH, RESIDENT OF VARTHIPURA VILLAGE, BANNIMUKDLU TALUK, KODIHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
5. SRI.V.CHALUVARAYA, SON OF SRI.VENKATESH, RESIDENT OF VARTHIPURA VILLAGE, BANNIMUKDLU TALUK, KODIHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
6. SRI.BASAVARAJU, SON OF SRI.RANGAIAH, RESIDENT OF VARTHIPURA VILLAGE, BANNIMUKDLU TALUK, KODIHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
7. SRI.GOVINDARAJU, SON OF ELAKKI KARIYAIAH, RESIDENT OF MALLILGEGOWDANADODDI, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
…PETITIONERS (BY MS. TARJANI DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. B.T.VENKATESH, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY S.H.O., KODIHALLI POLICE STATION, RAMANAGARA – 562 119.
2. MR.SOMBEGOWDA, SON OF HOTTEBASAVEGOWDA, RESIDENT OF BANNIMUKODLU GRAMA, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
3. MR.NAGENDRA, SON OF SOMBEGOWDA, RESIDENT OF BANNIMUKODLU GRAMA, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
4. MR.RAJENDRA, SON OF SOMBEGOWDA, RESIDENT OF BANNIMUKODLU GRAMA, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
5. MR.KENCHA @ KEMPEGOWDA, SON OF BASAVEGOWDA, RESIDENT OF BANNIMUKODLU GRAMA, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
6. MR.RUDRA BASAVEGOWDA, SON OF MUNIBASAVEGOWDA, RESIDENT OF BANNIMUKODLU GRAMA, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
7. MR.HARISH, SON OF KEMPEGOWDA, RESIDENT OF BANNIMUKODLU GRAMA, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
8. MR.MADHU @ MADHUKUMAR, SON OF MALIGEGOWDA, RESIDENT OF BANNIMUKODLU GRAMA, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
9. MR.PRADEEP, SON OF PUTTASWAMY, RESIDENT OF BANNIMUKODLU GRAMA, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
10. MR.VENKATA @ VENKATAIAH, SON OF RANGAIAH, RESIDENT OF BANNIMUKODLU GRAMA, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
11. MR.MURALI, SON OF CHINNAKANNAN, RESIDENT OF BANNIMUKODLU GRAMA, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 119.
(BY SRI.NASRULLA KHAN, HCGP FOR R1) …RESPONDENTS THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 407 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO TRANSFER THE PROCEEDINGS AND TRIAL AND SPL.C.C.NO.8/2014 FROM THE FILE OF THE FIRST ADDL. DISTRICT AND S.J., RAMANAGARA TO ANY SESSIONS IN THE CITY OF BANGALORE.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R This petition is filed under Section 407 of Cr.P.C. seeking transfer of the proceedings in Spl.C.C.No. 8/2014 from the file of I Additional District & Sessions Judge, Ramanagara, to any Sessions Court in the city of Bengaluru.
2. The petition was filed in 2016. No interim order was granted. Learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1 submits that trial has already commenced and 11 witnesses have already been examined before the trial Court.
3. In view of the above submission, I do not find any justifiable reason to accede to the prayer made in the petition. Consequently petition is dismissed.
Sd/- Judge RD