HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12078 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12088 OF 2023 IN CRL. P. No.12078/2025:

BETWEEN:

1. MR KEERTHAN RAI S/O THIMMANNA RAI AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/O NO 2-158, CHAWADI HOUSE KADABA POST, KUTRUPADI VILLAGE PUTTUR TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA 574212.

2. MR SANJEEVA S/O JAVARAIAH Digitally signed AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS by SHWETHA R/O NO 77, ALAMBADI KAVAL RAGHAVENDRA K R PETE TALUK, MANDYA 571426.

Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 3. MR MANIKANTA K T S/O SRI THMMAPPAGOWDA K T AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/O NO 13, ULUKUPPA NIDAGODU YADYUR POST, HOSANAGARA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA 577418.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. BHARATH KUMAR V., ADVOCATE)

HC-KAR AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH STATION HOUSE OFFICE CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH WOMAN AND NARCOTICS SQUAD SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU 560001.

2. POLICE INSPECTOR CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH WOMAN AND NARCOTICS SQUAD SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU 560001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MR PATIL, HCGP, FOR RESPONDENTS)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S

528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR BEARING NO.611/2014 DATED 28.08.2014 REGISTERED BY THE KORAMANGALA P.S. AND SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED FOR INVESTIGATION AT THE HANDS OF RESPONDENT NO.1 POLICE AT THE BEHEST OF THE INFORMATION DATED 28.08.2014 MADE BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 QUA THE PETITIONERS ALONE WHEREIN THE PETITIONERS HEREIN ARE ARRAIGNED AS ACCUSED NO.39 TO 41 RESPECTIVELY FOR ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 188,370(3),370(A),294 AND 109 OF IPC R/W SECTION 35 OF THE KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT (ANNEXURE-A)

IN CRL. P. No.12088/2023:

BETWEEN:

1. SANTHOSH S/O ANANDAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT CHIKKANELLURU MASOORU POST, SAGARA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577412.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. LOKEHSA P C.,ADVOCATE)

HC-KAR AND:

1. THE STATE BY KORAMANGALA P.S.

BENGALURU (CCB POLICE, W AND N WING)

REPT BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560001.

2. M H SATISH INSPECTOR OF POLICE WOMEN AND NARCOTIC DRUGS SQUAD CCB N T PET, BENGALURU - 560002.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M R PATIL, HCGP. FOR RESPONDENTS)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.P. PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.26956/2016 PENDING BEFORE THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE 1^STACMM AT BENGALURU IN RESPECT OF CR.NO.611/2014 DATED 28.08.2014 FILED BY THE KORAMANGALA POLICE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.188,370-A,370-3,294 R/W SEC.109 OF IPC AND SEC.35 OF KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT.

THESE WRIT PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

ORAL ORDER

1. The petitioners in W.P.12078/2025 are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs;

a. Quash the fir bearing no.611/2014 dated

28.08.2014 registered by the koramangala p.s. And subsequently transferred for investigation at the hands of respondent no.1 police at the behest of the information dated 28.08.2014 made by the respondent no.2 qua the petitioners alone wherein the petitioners herein are arraigned as accused no.39 to 41 respectively for alleged offence P/U/S 188,370(3),370(a),294 and 109 of IPC r/w Section 35 of the Karnataka Excise Act (Annexure-a)

HC-KAR b. Quash the final report preferred by the respondent no.1 police in matter bearing fir / Cr.No.611/2014 currently re-numbered as matter bearing S.C.No.1591/2023 qua the petitioners alone pending on the file of the Honble Lxxi Addl.City Civil And Sessions Judge at Bengaluru CCH-72 wherein the petitioners herein are arraigned as accused no.39 to 41 respectively for alleged offence p/u/s 188,370(3),370(a),294 and 109 of IPC r/w Sec.35 of the Karnataka Excise Act.

c. Quash the entire proceedings in matter bearing S.C.No.1591/2023 pending on the file of the Honble Lxxi Addl.City Civil And Sessions Judge at Bengaluru qua the petitioners alone, wherein the petitioners herein ar