IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 31^ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102943 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

VENKATESHA S/O. SRIIVASA, AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. DRIVER OF TATA CANTAR, LORRY NO. KA52B3354. R/O: KALLIYA VILLAGE, PERMENT: ODIGERE TUMKUR TUMAKURU – 572 140.

…PETITIONER (BY SMT. RESHMA MADIWALAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SHO, H.B. HALLI, POLICE STATION, DIST. VIJAYANAGARA, REP. BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD – 580 011.

2. VEERESHA AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: FOOD INSPECTOR IN-CHARGE, Dig itally signed by RAKESH S R/O: H.B. HALLI, TALUK OFFICE, HARIHAR H.B. HALLI, TQ & DIST: VIJAYANAGAR – 583 212.

Location: High …RESPONDENTS Court of Karnataka, (BY SRI. T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA)

Dharwad Bench, Dharwad THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), SEEKING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AND CHARGE SHEET IN CC.NO.479/2023 FOR OFFENCES U/S 3, 6, 7 OF THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT 1955 ( CRIME NO.78/2023 BEFORE HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI PS ) NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT AT HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI INSOFAR AS PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO 1 IS CONCERNED