Sri. Krishnamurthy vs the State of Karnataka

Sri. Krishnamurthy vs The State of Karnataka

Type Court Judgment Court Karnataka Decided Jan 05, 2026

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1571444
Court: Karnataka High Court
Judge: M.Nagaprasanna
Decided On: Jan 05, 2026
Case Number: CRL.P/13571/2025

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Sri. Krishnamurthy

Respondent

The State of Karnataka

Excerpt

.....for the alleged offences p/u/s 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of the immoral traffic prevention act. -2- this petition, coming on for admission, this day,order was made therein as under:coram: hon'ble mr. justice m.nagaprasannaoral orderlearned additional state public prosecutor on instructions and verification would submit that the charges are already framed by the trial court, the matter is at the stage of trial and the petition would not be entertainable at this juncture.2. in the light of the aforesaid submission, theentertainment of the petition under section 482 of the cr.p.c., at this juncture, will run foul of the judgment of the apex court in the case of minakshi bala v. sudhir kumar reported in (1994) 4 scc 142. therefore, reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail of such remedy, as is available in law, the petition stands disposed.3. in the light of the fact that the proceedings arepending since 25 years and the petitioner is 82 years, i deem it appropriate to issue a direction to the concerned court to conclude the trial proceedings within an outer limit of three months from the date of receipt of the copy of the order. -3- all contentions are kept open to be urged before the concerned court. ordered accordingly. pending application i.a.no.1/2025 is also disposed, as a consequence. sd/- (m.nagaprasanna) judge nvj list no.: 1 sl no.: 131 ct:ss

Full Judgment

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13571 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI KRISHNAMURTHY S/O SRINIVASAIAH AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS OWNER OF RETREAT HOTEL BILLAKEMPANAHALLI VILLAGE RAMANAGARA TALUK BIDADI HOBLI - 562 109. …PETITIONER (BY SRI MARUTHI G. B., ADVOCATE)

AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RAMANAGARA BIDADI POLICE STATION Digitally signed by NAGAVENI REPRESENTED BY HCGP Location: HIGH HIGH COURT KARNATAKA COURT OF BENGALURU - 560 001. KARNATAKA …RESPONDENT (BY MISS. ASMA KAUSER, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C., (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.772/2006 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRL.CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT RAMANAGARA FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 3, 4, 5, 7 AND 8 OF THE IMMORAL TRAFFIC PREVENTION ACT. -2- THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY,

ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORAL ORDER

Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor on instructions and verification would submit that the charges are already framed by the trial Court, the matter is at the stage of trial and the petition would not be entertainable at this juncture.

2. In the light of the aforesaid submission, the

entertainment of the petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., at this juncture, will run foul of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of MINAKSHI BALA V. SUDHIR KUMAR reported in (1994) 4 SCC 142. Therefore, reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail of such remedy, as is available in law, the petition stands disposed.

3. In the light of the fact that the proceedings are

pending since 25 years and the petitioner is 82 years, I deem it appropriate to issue a direction to the concerned Court to conclude the trial proceedings within an outer limit of three months from the date of receipt of the copy of the order. -3- All contentions are kept open to be urged before the concerned Court. Ordered accordingly. Pending application I.A.No.1/2025 is also disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 131 CT:SS

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