CRL.P No. 5839 of 2019 HC-KAR AND CRL.P No. 5943 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5997 OF 2019 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5838 OF 2019 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5839 OF 2019 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5943 OF 2019 IN CRL.P NO. 5997/2019 BETWEEN:

SRI. GANESH S NAYAK S/O SRI. SUNDAR S. NAYAK AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS

2-123(F)-4 KUMPLA, SANTIKARU VILLAGE-575004, MANGALURU TALUK SOUTH KARNATAKA DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M. CHIDANANDA KEDILAYA, ADVOCATE FOR Digitally signed by PRASHANTH SRI. CHANDRANATH ARIGA K., ADVOCATE)

N V Location: Hi gh Court of Karnataka AND:

SRI B MANJUNATH S/O BASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 303, 7^TH CROSS, HALAHALLI - 571 401 MANDYA.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAVI SHANKAR S.S., ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN C.C.NO.298/2019 CRL.P No. 5839 of 2019 HC-KAR AND CRL.P No. 5943 of 2019 ARISING OUT OF THE P.C.R.NO.889/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC MANDYA, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S.499, 500, 501, 502 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC AND PURSUANT THERETO AS DOCUMENT NO.5.

IN CRL.P NO. 5838/2019 BETWEEN:

DR SHIVA SHARANA SHETTY S/O LATE K JAYARAMA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION)

NAMMA TV, SRI GANESHA, KULAIE, MANGALORE-575011.

MANGALORE TALUK, SOUTH CANARA DISTRICT.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. ARUN SHYAM M., SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SUYOG HERELE H., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI B MANJUNATH S/O BASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO.303, 7^TH CROSS, HALAHALLI, MANDYA CITY - 571 401.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAVI SHANKAR S.S., ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN C.C.NO.298/2019 ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC MANDYA, ARISING OUT OF THE P.C.R.NO.889/2016 AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT THERETO WHICH ARE PRODUCED AT DOCUMENT NO.1 AND 2 RESPECTIVELY.

CRL.P No. 5839 of 2019 HC-KAR AND CRL.P No. 5943 of 2019 IN CRL.P NO. 5839/2019 BETWEEN:

SRI. PRAKASH K PANDESHWAR, S/O KUNCHI KANNAN, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, JAYAKIRANA PUBLISHER, BEJAAI HILLS, CIRCUIT HOUSE, DOWN STREET, BATTAGUDDA, BEJAI POST, MANGALORE-575004 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ARUN SHYAM M., SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SUYOG HERELE H., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI B MANJUNATH S/O BASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NO.303, 7^TH CROSS, HALAHALLI, MANDYA CITY - 571 401.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAVI SHANKAR S.S., ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN C.C.NO.297/2019 IN THE COURT OF THE HON'BLE II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT MANDYA WHICH IS ARISING OUT OF P.C.R.NO.796/2016 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S. 500, 501, 502 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT THERTO MARKED AND PRODUCED HEREWITH AS DOCUMENT NO.1 AND 2.

IN CRL.P NO. 5943/2019 BETWEEN:

SRI. GANESH S NAYAK S/O SRI. SUNDAR S. NAYAK AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS CRL.P No. 5839 of 2019 HC-KAR AND CRL.P No. 5943 of 2019

2-123(F)-4 KUMPLA, SANTIKARU VILLAGE-575001, MANGALURU TALUK SOUTH KARNATAKA DISTRICT …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M. CHIDANANDA KEDILAYA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. CHANDRANATH ARIGA K., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI B MANJUNATH S/O BASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 303, 7^TH CROSS, HALAHALLI - 571 401 MANDYA.

2. THE POLICE INSPECTOR MANDYA POLICE STATION, MANDYA - 571 401.

REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR AT BENGALURU - 1 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAVI SHANKAR S.S., ADVOCATE FOR R1 SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN C.C.NO.297/2019 ARISING OUT OF THE P.C.R.NO.796/2016 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S.500, 501, 502 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT THERETO AS DOCUMENT NO.1.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA CRL.P No. 5839 of 2019 HC-KAR AND CRL.P No. 5943 of 2019

ORAL ORDER

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