MR. K.S. VENKATESHAPPA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY ANEKAL P S REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT COMPLEX BENGALURU – 560 001.

#2. MR.HEMANTH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS …PETITIONER - 2 - NC: 2026:KHC:31830 CRL.P No. 8642 of 2023 C/W CRL.P No. 8653 of 2023 HC-KAR POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR ANEKAL POLICE STATION BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT BENGALURU – 562 106. (BY SMT.RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR R-1; SRI M.S.SHYAM SUNDAR, SR.ADVOCATE A/W DR.VANDHANA P.L., ADVOCATE FOR R-2) …RESPONDENTS THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET IN C.C.NO.290/2018 (CR.NO.190/2017) REGISTERED WITH THE ANEKAL POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 143, 147, 148, 186, 189, 353, 107, 341, 427, 506 R/W 149 OF IPC, BY SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 19.02.2018 PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., ANEKAL, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., ANEKAL, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU. IN CRL.P NO. 8653/2023 BETWEEN:

#1. MR. K.S. VENKATESHAPPA S/O SIMANNA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.235, 23RD CROSS, 23RD MAIN, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 065. ...PETITIONER - 3 - NC: 2026:KHC:31830 CRL.P No. 8642 of 2023 C/W CRL.P No. 8653 of 2023 HC-KAR (BY SRI. SUNIL KUMAR S., ADVOCATE) AND:

#1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ANEKAL P S, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU – 560 001.

#2. MR.ABHAY CHEBBI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, DIRECTOR - ADMISSIONS, ALLIANCE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, CHIKKA HAGADE CROSS, CHANDAPURA, ANEKAL TALUK, BENGALURU – 562 106. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR R-1; SRI CYRIL PRASAD PAIS, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET IN C.C.NO.303/2018 (CR.NO.191/2017) REGISTERED WITH THE ANEKAL P.S., FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/SECTIONS 143, 147, 148, 323, 354, 447, 188, 504, 506, 307, 427 R/W 149 OF IPC BY SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER OF PROCESS ISSUED VIDE ORDER DATED 20.02.2018 PASSED BY THE PRL.CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C, ANEKAL, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL J.M.F.C, ANEKAL, BENGALURU RURAL JUDGE AND DISTRICT. - 4 - NC: 2026:KHC:31830 CRL.P No. 8642 of 2023 C/W CRL.P No. 8653 of 2023 HC-KAR THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is common is both these cases. In Crl.P.No.8642 of 2023 petitioner (accused No.13) seeks to quash the charge sheet in C.C.No.290 of 2018 filed for offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 186, 189, 353, 107, 341, 427, 506 r/w Section 149 of the IPC. In Crl.P.No.8653 of 2023 petitioner (accused No.10) is before this Court seeking to quash the charge sheet in C.C.No.303 of 2018 filed for offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 323, 354, 447, 188, 504, 506, 307, 427 r/w Section 149 of the IPC, both pending on the file of Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Anekal, Bengaluru Rural District.

#2. Heard Sri S Sunil Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Smt Rashmi Patel, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for 1st respondent in both the cases and Sri M.S.Shyam Sundar, learned senior counsel - 5 - NC: 2026:KHC:31830 CRL.P No. 8642 of 2023 C/W CRL.P No. 8653 of 2023 HC-KAR appearing for 2nd respondent in Crl.P.No.8642 of 2023 and Sri Cyril Prasad Pais, learned counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent in Crl.P.No.8653 of 2023.

#3. Facts in brief, germane, are as follows: The petitioner, at the relevant point in time, was working as the Registrar of Alliance University College. On 13-11-2017, two complaints come to be registered before the jurisdictional police, which becomes crime in Crime Nos. 190 of 2017 and 191 of 2017 respectively for the aforesaid offences against unknown persons. The contents of the complaint Crl.P.No.8642 of 2023 was that the respondent no.2 who was on duty, receives an information from his staff CW11 and CW12 that some persons were hatching conspiracy with regard to the agitation to be conducted before the gate of the Alliance University College on 13-11-2017. Accordingly, when the 2nd respondent along with his staff went to the spot and tried to stop them, it is alleged that he was obstructed from carrying out his duties. Accordingly, case was registered against five accused persons, who had some role to play in the episode of - 6 - NC: 2026:KHC:31830 CRL.P No. 8642 of 2023 C/W CRL.P No. 8653 of 2023 HC-KAR crime. The petitioner herein was drawn as accused at a later point in time while filing the charge sheet only on the score that he was the Registrar of the college at the relevant point in time and on the same incident, the other crime in Crime No.191 of 2017 has sprung, which has resulted in filing of the charge sheet in the said case as well and which is challenged in the companion petition.

#4. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner accused no. 13 has no role to play in the dispute between the parties. He was only a Registrar and has not committed any overt act, for him to be drawn into the web of proceedings. The learned counsel submits that apart from petitioner being the Registrar, he has no other claim or no other obligation in the Alliance University College nor would claim anything in future.

#5. The learned senior counsel appearing respondent/complainant Sri M. S. Shyam Sundar Crl.P.No.8642 of 2023 would submit that ingredients of the offences are made out, therefore the trial must be conducted - 7 - NC: 2026:KHC:31830 CRL.P No. 8642 of 2023 C/W CRL.P No. 8653 of 2023 HC-KAR for the petitioner to come out clean or would also leave the decision to the hands of the Court.

#6. I have given my anxious consideration to the submissions made by the respective learned counsel and have perused the material on record.

#7. The afore-narrated facts are not in dispute and they lie in a narrow compass. With regard to the role of the petitioner in Crl.P.No.8642 of 2023 is concerned, a suo motu complaint comes to be registered by the 2nd respondent on the score that several persons were agitating in front of the gate of Alliance University College. The petitioner is caught in the web of crime as accused no. 13. The police conduct investigation and file a charge sheet. Summary of the charge sheet as obtaining in column no.17 reads as follows: “17. 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(cid:2)ಾ8ೇ70ೆ ಸಂಭಂದ ಪಡದವರು (cid:2)ಾ8ೇಜು ಬ< ಇರ5ಾರzÀÄ ಮತು(cid:11) (cid:2)ಾ8ೇಜು ಬ< Rಾಂ(cid:30)pಂದ ಇರ5ೇಕು ಅಂತ (cid:25)ೇ< ಹಲ.ಾರು 5ಾ[ (cid:25)ೇಳದರೂ ಸಹ ಸIಳದ(cid:20)(cid:21) ಅಕ(cid:22)ಮ ಗುಂಪ^ ಕEe(cid:2)ೊಂoದ(cid:19) ಮಧುಕO ಅಂಗೂO ಕ?ೆಯವರು Nಾ(cid:9)-1 (cid:25)ೇಮಂತಕುMಾO /ಎwಐ ರವರ Mಾ(cid:30)0ೆ 5ೆ8ೆ (cid:2)ೊಡKೆ, LೋkಾJ Yರು€ಾಡು(cid:30)(cid:11)ದ(cid:19)ರು. - 9 - NC: 2026:KHC:31830 CRL.P No. 8642 of 2023 C/W CRL.P No. 8653 of 2023 HC-KAR ಸIಳದ(cid:20)(cid:21)ದ(cid:19) ಎ-1 [ಂದ 11 ವkೆJನ ಆkೋ/ತರು ಅಕ(cid:22)ಮ ಗುಂಪ^ ಕEe(cid:2)ೊಂಡು (ಾವ^ ಮಧುಕO ಅಂಗೂO ಕ?ೆಯವರು ಮದುಕO ಅ8ೆಯAB ಯೂCವD(cid:5)Eಯ°è ಇರ5ೇಕು ಮಧುಕO 0ೆ Lೈ ಅಂತ Lೈ(cid:2)ಾರ ಕೂಗು(cid:23)ಾ(cid:11), ತqಣ ಅ8ೆಯAB ಅವರಣದ(cid:20)(cid:21)ದ(cid:19) ಎ-1 [ಂದ -5 ವkೆJನ ಆkೋ/ತರು Nಾ(cid:9)-1 (cid:25)ೇಮಂತ ಕುMಾO /ಎwಐ ರವರ ಯೂC‚ಾರಂ ƒೕ8ೆ (cid:2)ೈ (cid:25)ಾY /ಎwಐ ರವರನುh ತ(cid:27)ಾuo ಸ(cid:2)ಾD[ (cid:2)ೆಲಸ Mಾಡಲು ಅo„ಪo(cid:5) 0ೇ@ Cಂದ ತ<uರು(cid:23)ಾ(cid:11)kೆ. (cid:25)ಾಗೂ Nೆಕೂ(cid:17)[E 0ಾಡD ರೂಂನ YಟY 0ಾ(cid:21)ಸುಗಳನುh (cid:25)ೊ?ೆದು (cid:25)ಾY ನಷeವ^ಂಟು Mಾoರು(cid:23)ಾ(cid:11)kೆ. ಎ-12 (cid:2)ೆ ಎw .ೆಂಕ)ೇಶಪ… ಎ-13 ಕು(ಾ: ಸ(cid:2)ೆB(ಾ, ಎ-14 ಮಧುಕO ಅಂಗೂO ರವರು ಅಕ(cid:22)ಮ ಕೂಟ(cid:2)ೆ> ಪ(cid:22)€ೋದ(ೆ Cೕoರುವ^ದು ಈ ಕೃತ(cid:17)ವ^ ಜರುJರುವ ಬ0ೆg Nಾ‡ಾˆಾರಗ<ಂದ ದೃಡ ಪEeರುತ(cid:11)Kೆ. ಆದ(cid:19)[ಂದ ƒೕಲ>ಂಡ ಕಲಂ [ೕ(cid:23)ಾ(cid:17) (cid:2)ಾಲಂನಂ-12 ರ(cid:20)(cid:21) ಕಂಡ ಎ-1 [ಂದ-14 ವkೆJನ ಆkೋ/ಗಳ (cid:12)ರುದ‰ (cid:25)ೊ[ಸಲ…ಟe Kೋ_ಾkೋಪ]ಾ ಪEe.” A perusal at the summary of the charge sheet would not indicate any offence against the petitioner, much less, the offence of being a part of the unlawful assembly or assaulting or usage of criminal force to stop the police officer from performing his duties as obtaining under Section 353 of the IPC. In the light of no offence being made out, against the petitioner in both these cases, as the incident is common, if further proceedings are permitted to continue, it would become an abuse of the process of the law and result in miscarriage of justice. - 10 - NC: 2026:KHC:31830 CRL.P No. 8642 of 2023 C/W CRL.P No. 8653 of 2023 HC-KAR

#8. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: (i) (ii) ORDER Criminal Petitions are allowed. Charge sheet and entire proceedings C.C.Nos.290 of 2018 and 303 of 2018 pending before the Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Anekal, Bengaluru Rural District stand quashed qua the petitioner. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1