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CRL.P No. 17620 of 2025

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 30^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17620 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

SMT KAREMMA,

W/O GOPAL KRISHAN,

AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS,

PRESENTLY MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

DEVADURGA CONSTITUENCY,

RAICHUR DISTRICT.

R/AT VTC CHINTLAKUNTA,

PO: MOSARKAL, DEVADURGA TALUK,

RAICHUR DISTRICT-584126.

AS PER AADHAAR CARD.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI ARAVIND H, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA,

sign ed by C

DEVADURGA POLICE STATION,

HONNUR

SAB REPRESENTED ASSISTANT SUB-INSPECTOR,

DEVADURGA TALUK,

Location:

HIGH RAICHUR DISTRICT,

COURT OF REP. BY ITS SPP,

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

BENGALURU BENCH.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) BY

THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS

HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE

CHARGE SHEET AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS PENDING ON THE

FILE OF THE LEARNED CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC, AT

DEVADURGA IN CC.NO.39/2021, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S

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143,147,341,269,270 R/W 149 OF IPC, IN SO FAR AS

PETITIONER IS CONCERNED.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,

ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

ORAL ORDER

This petition is filed to quash the charge sheet and

entire proceedings pending before the learned Judicial

Magistrate, First Class at Devadurga in C.C. No.39/2021 for

the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 341, 269,

270 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit

that the issue raised in the present petition is covered in

terms of the judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench in Crl. P.

No.102902/2023 C/w Crl.P. No.102904/2023.

3. Learned High Court Government Pleader would

fairly submit that the issue raised in the present petition is

covered in terms of the aforementioned judgment.

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4. This Court has perused the contents of the

complaint. It is noticed that the case is filed against the

petitioner on the premise that the petitioner has not followed

the protocol during the Covid-19 pandemic.

5. Considering the aforementioned complaint and

the aforementioned judgment, the Court is of the view that

the issue raised in the present petition is squarely covered in

terms of the judgment in Crl.P. No.102902/2023 C/w Crl.P.

No.102904/2023. Hence, the following:

ORDER

(i) Petition is allowed.

(ii) The proceeding before the learned Judicial

Magistrate, First Class at Devadurga in C.C. No.39/2021 for

the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 341, 269,

270 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code is

quashed.

Sd/-

(ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE)

JUDGE

CHS

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