WP/14217/2022 of P RAJIV Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 17 July 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

WRIT PETITION NO. 14217 OF 2022 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

1.

P. RAJIV,

S/O PANDURANGA,

AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS,

OCCUPATION: MLA,

KUDACHI ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY,

HARUGERI, RAYABAG TALUK,

BELGAVI DISTRICT - 590 004.

2.

HANUMANTHA RAMAPPA KURI,

S/O RAMAPPA KURI,

AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,

OCCUPATION: PHOTOGRAPHER,

HARUGERI, RAYABAG TALUK,

DISTRICT BELGAUM - 591 220.

3.

SHIVANAND @ SHIVAPPA

RAMAPPA DALWAI,

S/O RAMAPPA DALWAI,

AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,

OCCUPATION: BUSINESS,

HARUGERI RAYABAG TALUK,

DISTRICT BELGAUM - 591 220.

4.

KANTU RAMU BYADAGI,

S/O SRI RAMAPPA BYADAGI,

AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,

Digitally signed

by

PADMAVATHI

B K

Location: High

Court of

Karnataka

HC-KAR

OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURIST,

R/AT HARUGERI CROSS,

RAYABAG TALUK,

DISTRICT BELGAUM - 591 220.

5.

BASAVARAJ RAGHAVENDRA KOTHA,

S/O SRI RAGHAVENDRA KOTHA,

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

R/AT HARUGERI, TALUK RAYABAG,

DISTRICT BELGAUM - 591 220.

6.

NYAMANNA PRADHANI NAGAVI,

S/O SRI PRADHANI NAGAVI,

AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS,

OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURIST,

R/AT HARUGERI, RAYABAG TALUK,

DISTRICT BELGAUM - 591 220.

7.

AJITH NINGAPPA IRAGAR,

S/O SRI. NINGAPPA IRAGAR,

OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURIST,

AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,

R/AT CHINCHALI,

DISTRICT BELGAUM - 591 220.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR P., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA,

BY KUDACHI POLICE,

RAYABAG CIRCLE,

RAYABAG TALUK,

BELAGAVI DISTRICT,

HC-KAR

REPRESENTED BY

STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

HIGH COURT BUILDING,

BENGALURU - 560 001.

2.

SRI. SANGAPPA ITAPPA KAMBLE,

S/O ITAPPA KAMBLE,

AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,

R/AT KUDACHI,

RAYBAGH TALUK,

BELGAUM - 591 220.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI.THEJESH P., HCGP FOR R1;

R2 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE

CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C.

PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 11.04.2022 PASSED

BY THE LEARNED LXXXI ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS

JUDGE,

BENGALURU

(CCH-82)

IN

SPL.C.NO.343/2018

WHEREIN THE LEARNED SPECIAL JUDGE WAS PLEASED TO

HOLD

THAT

THERE

WAS

PRIMA-FACIA

MATERIAL

TO

PROSECUTE THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSEDS NO.1 TO 7 FOR

OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 143, 147, 148, 447, 323, 504, 506, 427 R/W SEC. 149 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE

AND UNDER SEC.3(i)(c) OF THE SCHEDULE CASTE AND

SCHEDULED TRIBE (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 1989

VIDE ANNX-A AND ETC.,

HC-KAR

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING

IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS

UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA