IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7456 OF 2018 BETWEEN:

SRI. NARAYANA S/O LATE SHEENA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT FLAT NO. 106, NELAPADY RESIDENCY, NEAR CAPITHANIO SCHOOL, KANKANADY, MANGALORE, D.K.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJARAM SOORYAMBAIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally BY BARKE POLICE STATION signed by D.K. MANGALURU HEMALATHA J REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Location:

BENGALURU - 01.

HIGH COURT O F …RESPONDENT KARNATAKA (BY SRI. M.R. PATIL, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE III J.M.F.C. COURT, MANGALURU DISTRICT, DATED 25.01.2017 IN CR.NO.08/2017 IN C.C. NO.3260/2017, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 3(1), 4, 5, 8 OF THE IMMORAL TRAFFIC (PREVENTION)

ACT.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner has challenged the prosecution launched by the respondent against him in C.C No.3260/2017 (arising out of Crime No.8/2017) for the offences punishable under