IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3684 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

SRI CHANDRU C. S., S/O LATE SANNA ERAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT CHITTAGANAHALLI VILLEGE KILARALAHALLI POST PAVAGADA TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT – 561 202.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI PUTTASWAMY K., ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE BY WHITEFIELD POLICE STATION Digitally signed REPRESENTED BY by PADMAVATHI STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR B K HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Location: High Court of BENGALURU – 560 001.

Karnataka …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.15594/2023 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 171E, 171F OF IPC AND SEC.123(1) OF REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE ACT 1950 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED 1ST A.C.J.M BENGALURU RURAL AT BENGALURU.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner is before this Court calling in question the proceedings in C.C.No.15594 of 2023 pending before the I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru.

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