Charge sheet is filed against the petitioner for the offences

punishable under section 269, 270 of IPC and section 4(2)(a),

5(1) of the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020 alleging that

the petitioner was infected with covid-19 and admitted to covid

care centre from 01.01.2022 to 06.01.2022 during his visit to

Maharashtra State to attend a marriage. It is further alleged that

the petitioner was supposed to be in home quarantine till

17.01.2022 but conducted lecture on 10.01.2022 in the college

because of which the students of the college were infected with

covid-19. The police submitted the charge sheet with the learned

magistrate. After perusing the charge sheet submitted by the

police, the learned magistrate took cognizance of the aforesaid

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offences and issued summons to the petitioner. Taking exception

of the same, this petition is filed.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that that

the registration of the FIR is bad as the essential ingredients of

offences under Section 269 and 270 of IPC are not made out

from perusal of the FIR as well as the charge sheet. Learned

counsel has pointed out that there is no document so as to

substantiate that the petitioner was suffer