IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103744 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

SRI. HANUMESH @ HANUMANTA S/O. LATE NINGAPPA BANDRAL, AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. CRAFTSMAN, R/O. HIREBENAKAL VILLAGE-583231, NOW AT. DEVARAJ URAS COLONY KOPPAL, KOPPAL CITY, TQ. DIST. KOPPAL.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. NEELENDRA D.GUNDE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KOPPAL TOWN POLICE STATION, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD-580001.

2. SRI. MARUTI GULLARI P I AGE. 52 YEARS, OCC. POLICE OFFICER, Digitally signed by B K R/O. P I KOPPAL TOWN POLICE STATION, MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH KOPPAL CITY-583231, COURT OF KARNATAKA R/BY SSP HIGH COURT, DHARWAD.

DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.01.21 …RESPONDENTS

07:28:51 +0530 (BY SRI. T.HANUMAREDDY, ADDL. GOVT. ADVOCATE)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO, QUASH THE ORDER DATED 23.02.2021 PASSED BY THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM KOPPAL IN CC NO.36/2021 THEREBY TAKING COGNIZANCE FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 420, 511, 120B OF IPC AND SECTION 7 OF SPECIFIED BANK NOTES (CESSATION OF