Karnataka High Court
CRL.P/17622/2025 of SMT KAREMMA Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 30 December 2025
NC: 2025:KHC:54863 CRL.P No. 17622 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17622 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT KAREMMA W/O GOPAL KRISHAN, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, PRESENTLY
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17622 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
SMT KAREMMA
W/O GOPAL KRISHAN,
AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS,
PRESENTLY MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
DEVADURGA CONSTITUENCY,
RAICHUR DISTRICT.
R/AT VTC CHINTLAKUNTA,
PO MOSARKAL, DEVADURGA TALUK,
RAICHUR DISTRICT-584126.
AS PER AADHAAR CARD.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI ARAVIND H, ADVOCATE)
AND:
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
DEVADURGA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED
POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR, DEVADURGA TALUK
RAICHUR DISTRICT
REP. BY ITS SPP
HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
BENGALURU BENCH.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP)
THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C
BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS
HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE
CHARGE SHEET AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS PENDING ON THE
FILE OF THE LEARNED CIVIL JUDGE (Jr.Dn.) AND JMFC AT
DEVADURGA IN C.C.NO.3/2021 FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/
Digitally
signed by C
HONNUR
SAB
Location:
HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA
HC-KAR
341,143,269,270 R/W SEC.,149 OF IPC IN SO FAR AS
PETITIONER IS CONCERNED.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE
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ORAL ORDER
This petition is filed to quash the charge sheet and entire proceedings pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class at Devadurga in C.C. No.03/2021 for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 341, 269, 270 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the issue raised in the present petition is covered in terms of the judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench in Crl. P. No.102902/2023 C/w Crl.P. No.102904/2023.
3. Learned High Court Government Pleader would fairly submit that the issue raised in the present petition is covered in terms of the aforementioned judgment.
4. This Court has perused the contents of the complaint. It is noticed that the case is filed against the
HC-KAR
petitioner on the premise that the petitioner has not followed the protocol during the Covid-19 pandemic.
5. Considering the aforementioned complaint and the aforementioned judgment, the Court is of the view that the issue raised in the present petition is squarely covered in terms of the judgment in Crl.P. No.102902/2023 C/w Crl.P. No.102904/2023. Hence, the following:
ORDER
(i) Petition is allowed.
(ii) The proceeding before the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class at Devadurga in C.C. No.03/2021 for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 341, 269, 270 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code is quashed. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE
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