SRI SHANTHAKUMAR R KARADI @ S R KARADI v. SMT R PUSHPA
Case at a glance
Outcome
Allowed
The criminal petition is allowed
Provisions considered
Key paragraphs
- Para 66. The criminal petition is allowed. C.C. No. 136/2020 pending on the file of the Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Hungund, Bagalkot District, is withdrawn from the said Court and is directed to be placed before the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, who is…
Judgment
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14648 OF 2025 (407(Cr.PC) / 447(BNSS)-) BETWEEN:
1. SRI SHANTHAKUMAR R KARADI @ S R KARADI S/O LATE RAJAPPA KARADI, AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS, RESIDING AT BEHIND SAKA COLLEGE, NEAR BASAVESHWARA CIRCLE, ILLKAL BAGALAKOT DISTRICT-587 125 (BY MS. RUPA B. DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHARATH S GOGI., ADVOCATE) … PETITIONER AND:
SMT R PUSHPA W/O SRI E NARENDRA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT NO.538/2, 10TH D CROSS, 2ND STAGE, WEST OF CHORD ROAD, WARD NO.67, NAGPURA, BENGALURU-560 086 … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRAKASHA R., ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 407 CR.PC (FILED U/S 447 BNSS), PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER TRANSFERRING THE PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER AGAINST THE RESPONDENT IN C.C. NO.136/2020 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON'BLE PRL. CIVIL HC-KAR - 2 - NC: 2026:KHC:39371 CRL.P No. 14648 of 2025 CNR: KAHC010399732025 JUDGE AND JMFC, AT HUNGUND AND TRANSFER THE SAME TO THE FILE OF THE HON'BLE IV ADDL. JUDGE, COURT OF SMALL CAUSES AND ACJM, BENGALURU WITH A DIRECTION TO DISPOSE THE SAME IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER This petition under Section 407 of Cr.P.C read with Section 447 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, is filed with a prayer to transfer C.C. No. 136/2020 pending on the file of the Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Hungund, Bagalkot District, to the Court of IV Additional Judge, Court of Small Causes and ACJM, Bengaluru.
Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
Petitioner herein has filed a complaint against the respondent for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, which is pending consideration before the Court of Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Hungund, Bagalkot District. Petitioner, who was earlier residing at Hungund is now residing at Bengaluru HC-KAR - 3 - NC: 2026:KHC:39371 CRL.P No. 14648 of 2025 CNR: KAHC010399732025 and therefore he has sought transfer of the aforesaid case to the Court of IV Additional Judge, Court of Small Causes and ACJM, Bengaluru.
Learned counsel for the respondent fairly submits that since, the respondent is a resident of Bengaluru, she has no objection to allow this petition.
Such submission is placed on record.
Operative part
The criminal petition is allowed. C.C. No. 136/2020 pending on the file of the Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Hungund, Bagalkot District, is withdrawn from the said Court and is directed to be placed before the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, who is at liberty to allot the same to the concerned Court. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VP
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: The criminal petition is allowed
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 407; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 447; Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — s. 138.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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