IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JULY 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.1533 OF 2016 BETWEEN:
Sri. Hanumanthappaji Maharaj Gandhi S/o Late Sri. Nagappaji, Aged about 58 years, Chairman, Sri. Sai Baba Charitable Trust, R/at No.1, ITI Layout, New BEL Circle, RMV 2nd Stage, Sanjay Nagar, Bengaluru-560 094. …Petitioner (By Sri. R.B. Sadasivappa, Advocate) AND:
1. The State of Karnataka, By Harihara Town Police Station, Harihara, Davanagere.
Rep. by the learned Public Prosecutor, High Court Building, Bengaluru.
2. Mysore Kirloskar Majdoor Sangh(R), Room No.1, Gurushantappa Building, Kumbara Oni, Harihara-577 601.
Rep. by its Secretary, Sri. B. Mallari Joshi. ... Respondents (By Sri. Dildar Shiralli, HCGP for R-1, R-2 served and unrepresented) This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying to quash the entire proceedings in C.C.No.617/2008 (Crime No.141/2008) pending on the file of the Prl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Harihara, Davanagere District.
This Criminal Petition coming on for Admission, this day, the Court made the following:
ORDER Petitioner has sought for quashing the charge sheet laid against him for the alleged offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC.
2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the trial has commenced and already substantial witnesses are examined before the trial Court.
3. In view of these submissions, it is not appropriate to exercise the jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. at this stage. Hence, the petition is dismissed.
Since the charge sheet is of the year 2008, the trial Court is directed to expedite the matter and conclude the trial within an outer limit of six months from the date of communication of this order.
Sd/- JUDGE BMC