IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104546 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

BALAPPA

S/O NAGAPPA HUGAR

AGE 62 YEARS

OCC: PROPRIETOR

OF VINAYAK AGRO AGENCY

BELOW BHUVANESHWARI BANK KANAKAGIRI ROAD

GANGAVATHI - 583 227 NOW R/O WARD NO.10

SHARNBASAVESHWAR NAGAR

GANGAVATHI DIST KOPPAL - 583 227.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI RAVI KRISHNAPPA ANOOR, ADV.)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

Digitally

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

signed by

NANDINI M S THROUGH ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Location: OF AGRICULTURE CUM-FERTILIZER

HIGH COURT INSPECTOR, ADA OFFICE GANGAVATI

OF REPRESENTED BY ADDL. SPP

KARNATAKA

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 580 011.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI ABHISHEK MALI PATIL, ADV.)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (528

OF BNSS), PRAYING TO EXERCISE INHERENT POWERS U/SEC.528 OF BNSS, EXAMINE THE RECORDS AND QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN CC.NO.460/2023, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S. 3 AND 7 OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT 1955, PENDING BEFORE THE

PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT AT GANGAVATI, AGAINST THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: