IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE G.NARENDAR CRIMINAL PETITION No.2714/2015 BETWEEN:
1. SEETHARAM S/O OF SEETHAIAH AGED 47 YEARS ADVOCATE BY PROFESSION NO.332, 15TH CROSS 2ND STAGE, 2ND PHASE MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT BANGALORE – 560 086 2. RAMDAS S/O BYATAIAH AGED 83 YEARS NO. AJANTA PARADISE 1ST CROSS, BSK 3RD STAGE C.K.ACHKATE, BANGALORE – 560 085 ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI.M.S.RAJENDRA PRASAD, SR. COUNSEL FOR SRI.PRANOY KUMAR, ADV.) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HIGH GROUNDS POLICE STATION BANGALORE – 560 001 2. PUTTAYELLA GROUP ‘D’ EMPLOYEE MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT RACE COURSE ROAD BANGALORE - 560001 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHESH SHETTY, HCGP FOR R1 SRI. SHIVASWAMY & SRI.S.MAYANNA, ADVs. FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLIANT IN CR.NO.73/2015 ON THE FILE OF VIII A.C.M.M., NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE CITY DATED 23.2.2015.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ‘ADMISSION’ THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Heard Sri.M.S.Rajendra Prasad, learned Senior counsel for the petitioners.
2. This Court on 26.09.2019 had recorded the filing of charge sheet on 12.04.2016.
3 Learned Senior counsel would submit that in view of the said fact, the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw the petition with liberty to challenge the charge sheet or to seek for discharge. Learned Senior counsel would also submit that in the alternative, the trial Court may be directed to expedite the hearing and disposal of the case.
4. Submission of the learned Senior counsel is placed on record.
Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Further, the trial Court is directed to expedite the hearing and disposal of the case. At any rate, the trial Court shall endeavour to complete the hearing and pass a judgment in the case within an outer limit of one year from the date of receipt of copy of this order.
Sd/- JUDGE VM