CRL.P/3346/2026 of SOMA Vs MAHESH, on 28 September 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3346 OF 2026

BETWEEN:

1.

SOMA,

S/O MADHEGOWDA

THORECHAKANAHALLI VILLAGE,

MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA,

PIN CODE NO 571422

CORRECT ADDRESS

SOMASHEKHARA.C.M

S/O MADHEGOWDA,

AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS,

THORECHAKANAHALLI VILLAGE,

C.A.KERE HOBLI,

MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA.

2.

KUMAR,

S/O NINGEGOWDA.

THORECHAKANAHALLI VILLAGE,

MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA

PIN CODE NO 571422

CORRECT ADDRESS

KUMAR.N

S/O NINGEGOWDA.

AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,

THORECHAKANAHALLI VILLAGE,

C.A.KERE HOBLI,

MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI C N RAJU,ADVOCATE)

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AND:

MAHESH,

S/O NANJEGOWDA,

AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,

DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GELOGY MANDYA,

MANDYA, REPRESENTED BY SPP,

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE.

PIN CODE NO - 560001.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI NAGHARISH G S, HCGP)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) BY

THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS

HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE

ORDER ISSUED NOTICE TO THE PETITIONERS BY THE C/c III

ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, MADDUR, MANDYA (PRL. CIVIL

JUDGE AND JMFC, MADDUR) IN CC.NO.1779/2025 DTD

27.11.2025 AGAINST THE PETITIONERS, FOR THE OFFENCES

P/U/S 4,4(1A) OF MINES AND MINERALS (DEVELOPMENT AND

REGULATION) ACT, 1957, RULE 3(1),42(1),43 OF KARNATAKA

MINOR MINERALS CONCESSION RULES, 1994, (AMENDMENT

RULES, 2020) U/S 21 OF MMDR ACT, 1957, RULE 44 OF

KMMCR, 1994 BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

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