(PER : AVINASH G. GHAROTE, J.)

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. The petitions are heard finally with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties.

2. All these petitions question the rejection of the offer of the petitioners, in the various tenders issued by the respondent No.1, for the work of "Handling and Transport on Lumpsum Basis - Handling & Transport Service, Truck loading by manual means Quantity 5000 MT, Handling and Transport on Lumpsum Basis - Handling & Transport Service, Truck loading by mechanical means Quantity 65000 MT, Handling and Transport on Lumpsum Basis - Handling & Transport Service, Rehandling and stacking on exigency Quantity 2000 MT". The quantities of work in the various NIT are different. The position in this regard can be depicted as under:

(PER : AVINASH G. GHAROTE, J.)

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. The petitions are heard finally with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties.

2. All these petitions question the rejection of the offer of the petitioners, in the various tenders issued by the respondent No.1, for the work of "Handling and Transport on Lumpsum Basis - Handling & Transport Service, Truck loading by manual means Quantity 5000 MT, Handling and Transport on Lumpsum Basis - Handling & Transport Service, Truck loading by mechanical means Quantity 65000 MT, Handling and Transport on Lumpsum Basis - Handling & Transport Service, Rehandling and stacking on exigency Quantity 2000 MT". The quantities of work in the various NIT are different. The position in this regard can be depicted as under:

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1. This is an appeal challenging the judgment and order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Nagpur in Sessions Trial No.39/2018 (State Vs. Kamlesh Dube and Others) thereby questioning the legality of judgment and order of convicting both the appellants under Section 235(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the offence punishable under Section 302 2 cr.appeal.128.2022-JF.odt read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, and sentencing both of them for life imprisonment alongwith fine of Rs.5000/- in default to suffer 3 months imprisonment.

2. The facts in short are as under :

On 19.09.2017, one Sumit Kamble died at about 1.46 p.m. It is alleged that appellant Kamlesh Dube and Shekhar Dube committed his murder. It is the prosecution case that both accused and the deceased were working as a driver on garbage vehicle at Kanak Resources Company. On the day of incident i.e. on 19.09.2017 at about 1.46 p.m. Sumit along with his friend Rahul and Yogiraj went to the Bhandewadi Dumping Yard by riding on the motorcycle of Sumit. At said place, the sister of informant Rahul and other women were picking the garbage. Kamlesh and Shekhar both accused also went there to unload the garbage by their garbage vehicle. Kamlesh was on driving seat whilst Shekhar was sitting beside him. Kamlesh has married with the sister of deceased Sumit. Kamlesh and sister of Sumit namely Tanu were having love affair, which was not liked by Sumit. Both of them ran away and performed marriage before 15 days. On their return, sister of Sumit was staying with Kamlesh. Because of said marriage, there was dispute between Kamlesh and Sumit. They used to quarrel with each other. On the date of occurrence, when Sumit saw Kamlesh, he went to him and there was hot exchange of words between them. At that time, Shekhar alighted from truck and assaulted Sumit with

1. These applications raise an issue of jurisdiction of this Court, primarily, and were, therefore, heard together and are decided by this common order.

Interim Application (L) No. 30893 of 2022 -

2. This is an application for amendment in the petition for grant ial-30893-2022.doc of Letters of Administration to the property and credits of Claude Lila Narayan Parulekar (the deceased) so as to include additional movable and immovable properties enumerated in the schedule annexed at Exhibit A to the application.

(PER: VINAY JOSHI, J.) Heard.

2. This appeal arises out of judgment and order dated 01.08.2023 rendered by the Additional Sessions Judge, Wardha in Special (Atro.) Case No. 36/2019, whereby appellant/accused was convicted for the offence punishable under Sections 302 and 447 of the Indian Penal Code ("IPC") read with Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act ("SC and ST Act"). The appellant was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs. 50,000/- with default clause for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the IPC read with Section 3(2)(v) of the SC and ST Act whilst he was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs. 1,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 447 of the IPC. Both sentence were directed to run concurrently.

1. The present petition is filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (for short 'the Arbitration Act'), by the original claimant seeking to quash and set aside the arbitral award dated 4th February 2022, passed by the sole arbitrator. FACTS

2. On 5th May 2016, a tender was published by the Divisional Railway Manager (Mechanical), Central Railway, Mumbai (for short 'Railways') towards the work of Pest and Rodent Control, in railway Diksha Rane 24. ARBP 43-23-FINAL.doc passenger coaches maintained at CSTM, WB, MZN, DRT and LDT, Coaching Depots and Rodent Control in Coaching Depots yard and premises. The petitioner participated in the tender process and on 7 th June 2016, was declared as the successful bidder. Accordingly, the contract work of the said tender was awarded to the petitioner, for an amount of Rs.1,96,32,255/-. The contract period was for three years i.e. from 30th November 2016 to 29th November 2019.

1. Revision Application is allowed.

2. The order of Competent Authority Konkan Division in case No.178 of 2023 dated 06.08.2024 is set aside.

3. The Parties be informed accordingly.

24) Thus, the Revisional Authority has relied upon Section 55 of the MRC Act for accepting the contention of the licensee that in absence of registration of the licence agreement, her version of ___Page No.19 of 33___ 12 November 2024 Megha 908_wp_14856_2024_fc.docx licence being granted for commercial use would prevail. Section 55 of the Act provides for providing for compulsory registration of tenancy agreement and consequences of non-registration. Section 55 provides as under:

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CORAM:

HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE (ORDER) 08.11.2024 The short grievance projected by the petitioner, who is present person in the Court, is that he has e-mailed various complaints to the respondents with respect to outcome of the investigation, pertaining to FIR No. 114/2022, however, the same has not evoked any response till date. The petitioner submits that he will be satisfied if the concerned authorities are directed to accord consideration and dispose of the said complaints as per law and report in this respect is furnished to him.

08.11.2024

1. This writ petition came out for its maiden hearing on 28th October, 2024, when this Court came across with a recital made in the writ petition that all the petitioners have already ventured with writ petitions before this Court and there are interim directions operating in those pending writ petitions in violation whereof order impugned in the present writ petition came to be passed.

2. Accordingly, this Court came to direct the learned counsel for the petitioners to place on record copies of the writ petitions related to the writ petitioners herein which are said to be pending before this Court.

3. In order to get out of the rigor of the order dated 28th October, 2024, the petitioners are stated to have even ventured in letters patent appeal which came to be dismissed as withdrawn and this is how today the learned counsel for the petitioners is back to square one with the direction still operating for the petitioners to produce all the writ petitions related to them and pending before this Court.

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Mr. S. N. Ratanpuri, Advocate CORAM:

HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE (ORDER) 11.11.2024 Vide Judgment dated 07.10.2022, respondent No. 3- Director General Doordarshan Copernicus Marg, New Delhi was directed as under:-

"Be that as it may, with the consensus of the parties, respondent No. 3- Director General Doordarshan Copernicus Marg, New Delhi is directed to consider the claim of petitioners with respect to payment of fee, if any, due to every petitioner in terms of rules applicable and pass speaking order within a period of two months from the date copy of this order is served upon him."

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Ms. Sufaya, Advocate vice Mr. T. M. Shamsi, DSGI CORAM:

HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE (ORDER) 08.11.2024 The minor petitioner was born on 5th October, 2011. The case set up by the petitioner is that at the time of his birth his uncle told his biological father that since he did not have any issue, he would adopt him and, therefore, his uncle got his name entered in the parentage column of his date of birth certificate.

12.11.2024 The petitioners, through the medium of instant petition, has called in question Order No. 233 PDA of 2024 dated 6th November, 2024, passed by the Chief Executive Officer, Pahalgam Development Authority-respondent no. 3, by virtue of which, all the adventure activities in Pahalgam permitted by the Director Tourism Kashmir vide No. DTK/Rec/3/2022-06/2747 dated 18th May, 2022, TDK/Rec/3/2022-06/2856 dated 29th June, 2022 and DTK/Rec/3/2022-06/3030 dated 6th February, 2023 have been suspended till formalities are fulfilled by the adventure agencies. The order further reveals that all concerned site incharges of Pahalgam Development Authority shall ensure suspension of the adventure activities with immediate effect.

11.11.2024

1. The petitioner has sought the quashing of the recommendations made by the State Level Evaluation Committee (SLEC) in its 4th meeting held on 09.10.2024, whereby the petitioner's technical bid was marked as "non-responsive." This decision was based solely on the ground that the petitioner did not fulfill the criteria specified under Clause 2.2.2.5(iv), "...iv. In case of project executed by applicant under category 3 and 4 as a member of Joint Venture, the project cost should be restricted to the share of the applicant in the joint venture for determining eligibility as per provision under Clause 2.2.2.2. In case statutory auditor certifies that the work of other member(s) is also executed by the applicant, then the total share executed by applicant can be considered for determining eligibility as per provision under clause 2.2.2.2"

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None CORAM:

HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE (ORDER) 11.11.2024 This is an application filed by the petitioners to place on record the documents.

For the reasons stated in the application, coupled with the submissions made at Bar, by learned counsel for the petitioners, the same is allowed and the documents are taken on record.

08.11.2024

1. In terms of an order dated 31.10.2024, this Court came to direct the personal appearance of Ms. Sheetal Nanda, Commissioner/Secretary to Government Social Welfare Department, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for today's hearing both in the writ petition as well as in the contempt petition for the purpose of eliciting from the Commissioner/Secretary, Social Welfare Department some informative inputs as to wherefrom the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, pursuant to which in terms of the Government Order No. 50/SW of 2014 the contractual appointments of the petitioners came to take place is reckoned to be closed as from the reading of the entire reply from the respondents, and, this Court has not come across with any order/decision, express or implied, that the posts created in terms of Government Order No. 50/SW of 2014 for the purpose of running the establishment are to be wound up in terms of a later government order/decision.

08.11.2024

1. The short grievance of the petitioners is sourced to an order No. 141 of 2007 dated 28.11.2007 in terms whereof they along with three other persons namely Imtiyaz Ahmad Beigh, Bashir Ahmad Bhat and Rachi Pal came to be promoted on regular basis to the posts of Electrician in the pay scale of Rs. 3050-4820 in the Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation Limited.

2. In far as the original date of appointment of the petitioners in the service is concerned, the petitioner No. 1 Mohammad Shafi Dar is appointee of 1st April, 1994, the petitioner No. 2 Abdul Gani Rather of 1st April1994 in Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation Limited, whereas the respondent No. 5 Imtiyaz Ahmad Beigh is an appointee of 1st July, 1996.

11.11.2024

1. The petitioner being a consolidated worker engaged by the Municipal Committee, Handwara came to be terminated/disengaged from service with immediate effect in terms of impugned order No. MC/Hand/Estt/2022-23/32-36 dated 06.04.2023 by the Executive Officer, Municipal Committee, Handwara. This order is under challenge in the present writ petition by the petitioner.

2. In terms of an order dated 12.04.2023, this Court came to keep on hold the operation of the impugned order dated 06.04.2023, with a further interim direction unto the respondents to allow the petitioner to continue as a consolidated worker in terms of his original engagement order dated 30.12.2006.

11-11-2024

1. Perusal of the record reveals that vide order dated 17th May, 2024 respondent no. 4 (State of J & K through Commissioner/Secretary to Government Revenue Department Civil Secretariat Srinagar/Jammu) and respondent no. 5 (Assistant Commissioner) were granted four weeks' time for filing reply, subject to payment of costs of Rs. 3000/-(three thousand) to be deposited in the Advocates Welfare Fund. Since the needful was not done, this Court vide order dated 3rd April, 2024 granted last and final opportunity to said respondents for doing needful, subject to payment of costs of Rs. 5000/ (five thousand) (inadvertently mentioned in order dated 16th October, 2024 as 50000/-) which order was also not complied with and in the aforesaid backdrop, this Court vide order dated 16th October, 2024 directed respondents 4 and 5 to appear before this Court on the next date fixed and to file an affidavit stating therein reasons for not complying orders passed by this Court mentioned supra.

12.11.2024 The instant application has been preferred by the applicants for seeking a direction to summon the copy of challan from the court of Judicial Magistrate, Chadoosa. It has been brought to the notice of this Court by learned counsel for the applicants that they have already moved an application way back on 6th October, 2023 before the competent court for providing certified copy of the challan as also the statements recorded under Sections 161 and 164 Cr.P.C. besides copy of the proceedings, but till date needful has not been done.

The CM is, accordingly, disposed of and Registry is directed to seek report of the particular court as to why till date in spite of filing of the application, the needful has not been done.

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Mr. Furqan Yaqoob, GA CORAM:

HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE (ORDER) 08.11.2024 The subject matter of this petition falls within the definition of 'service matters' as contained in Section 3(q) of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'), which has become applicable to the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, after coming into force of the Jammu and Kashmir Re-

08-11-2024

1. The petitioner-unit through its proprietor by the medium of present writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has challenged order no. 187 JK PCC of 2024 dated 15th October, 2024, whereby respondent no. 5 has directed to close down the stone crusher of the petitioner-unit under the name and style of M/s Goodluck Stone Crusher, Lasjan Chadoora B.K. Pora, District Budgam. In terms of the said order, respondent no. 5, has also directed the other respondents to take further action against the unit of the petitioner as mentioned in the impugned order.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset, places reliance on an order dated 13th July, 2024 passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in an identical matter being WP(C) No. 1418/2024 and submits that the case of the petitioner is identical to the aforesaid case and accordingly prayed that the same order be passed in the present writ petition as well with a view to maintain parity.

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Mr. Furqan Yaqoob, GA CORAM:

HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE (ORDER) 08.11.2024 The present petition in terms of Section 482 Cr.PC came to be preferred by the petitioner namely Farooq Ahmad Dar through his brother Ali Mohammad Dar.

At the motion stage this Court vide order dated 17.11.2023, called upon the petitioner to address regarding maintainability of the present petition. thereafter, none has turned up for further prosecution of the case.

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Mr. Furqan Yaqoob, GA CORAM:

HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE (ORDER) 08.11.2024 Vide common Judgment dated 26.05.2022, passed by this Court in SWP No. 1002/2018 titled Tasleema Jan Vs. State and Ors., and SWP No. 876/2015, titled Roomi Akhter Vs. State and Ors., following directions were passed against the resondents.

"i) The respondents shall consider the claim of both the candidates, Roomi Akhter and Tasleema Jan, in respect of their engagement as Angan Wari Worker for the Anganwadi Centre in question. Both the petitioners shall be associated with the consideration process by allowing them to put forward their stand effectively.

11.11.2024 Ms. Rasheeda Shaheen, Advocate was appearing on behalf of the contesting respondents No. 1 to 3. Learned counsel submits that the respondent No. 2-Showkat Ali Para has expired and is now representing the respondent No. 1 & 3.

Let requisite application along with death certificate for bringing on record the legal representatives of the respondent No.2-Showkat Ali Para be submitted by the legal representatives of the respondent No. 2 for the purpose of contesting the case of the petitioners.

In the meantime, an application CM 733/2024 has come to be preferred on behalf of the respondent No. 1 & 3 with respondent No. 2 being no more, as such, cannot be referred for the purpose of being an applicant seeking release of the awarded amount as awarded by the Assistant Labour Commissioner under Minimum Wages Act, 1948.

08.11.2024 None appears for the respondent despite service. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record.

1. In the instant petition, the petitioner has challenged order dated 11th April 2022 passed by the court of Forest Magistrate, Srinagar, in the complaint filed by the respondent herein against the petitioner herein for commission of offences under section 138 Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881.

2. Perusal of the impugned order ex facie tends to show that the trial court has passed the impugned order in a casual and cursory manner, overlooking the mandate of the Apex court laid down in case titled as "Pepsi Food Ltd. and another vs. Special Judicial Magistrate and others reported in (1998) 5 SCC 749 wherein at para 28 following has been laid down:

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Mr. Furqan Yaqoob, GA CORAM:

HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE (ORDER) 08.11.2024 The petitioner is aggrieved of order dated 195-JKPCC of 2024 dated 16.10.2024, by virtue of which the stone crusher unit of the petitioner has been directed to be closed by respondent No. 2 on the ground that the petitioner has failed to produce the requisite documents from the revenue department as per Rule 10 of S.O. 60 of 2021 dated 23.02.2021 without valid consent from the J&K Pollution Control Committee and that the unit of the petitioner is being run in violation of Section 25/26 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Section 21 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. By virtue of the impugned order, respondent No. 3 has also been directed to de-register the stone crusher of the petitioner.

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Mr. Furqan Yaqoob, GA CORAM:

HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE (ORDER) 08.11.2024 The petitioner is aggrieved of order dated 212-JKPCC of 2024 dated 18.10.2024, by virtue of which the stone crusher unit of the petitioner has been directed to be closed by respondent No. 2 on the ground that the petitioner has failed to produce the requisite documents from the revenue department as per Rule 10 of S.O. 60 of 2021 dated 23.02.2021 without valid consent from the J&K Pollution Control Committee and that the unit of the petitioner is being run in violation of Section 25/26 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Section 21 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. By virtue of the impugned order, respondent No. 3 has also been directed to de-register the stone crusher of the petitioner.

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Accused Nos1, 2, 12 and 15 are before this Court in these three petitions under Section 438 of Cr.P.C., with a prayer to grant anticipatory bail in Crime No.98/2024 registered by Seshadripuram Police Station, Bengaluru City for the offences punishable Sections 120B, 409, 420, 465, 467, 468 & 471 of IPC R/w 149 of IPC.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

3. FIR in Crime No.98/2024 was registered by Seshadripuram Police Station, Bengaluru City against Smt Puttamma and others, on the basis of first information dated 04.10.2024 received from Sri Mallesh M, DYSP, attached to BDA, Bengaluru. Apprehending arrest in the said case, the petitioners had filed Crl.Misc.No.9338/2024, Crl.Misc.9367/2024 and Crl.Misc.No.9337/2024 before the jurisdictional Sessions Court, which was rejected on 21.10.2024. Therefore, they are before this Court.

Accused Nos1, 2, 12 and 15 are before this Court in these three petitions under Section 438 of Cr.P.C., with a prayer to grant anticipatory bail in Crime No.98/2024 registered by Seshadripuram Police Station, Bengaluru City for the offences punishable Sections 120B, 409, 420, 465, 467, 468 & 471 of IPC R/w 149 of IPC.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

3. FIR in Crime No.98/2024 was registered by Seshadripuram Police Station, Bengaluru City against Smt Puttamma and others, on the basis of first information dated 04.10.2024 received from Sri Mallesh M, DYSP, attached to BDA, Bengaluru. Apprehending arrest in the said case, the petitioners had filed Crl.Misc.No.9338/2024, Crl.Misc.9367/2024 and Crl.Misc.No.9337/2024 before the jurisdictional Sessions Court, which was rejected on 21.10.2024. Therefore, they are before this Court.

Heard Sri.Madhavachar M., learned Counsel for the revision petitioner and Sri. Kashyap N. Naik, learned Counsel for the respondent.

2. The accused, who suffered an order of conviction passed in C.C.No.52961/2017 for the offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter referred to as 'N.I.Act', for short) and confirmed in Crl.A.No.25159/2021, has filed present revision petition.

3. The facts in brief which are utmost necessary for disposal of the revision petition are as under;

A complaint came to be lodged under Section 200 of Cr.P.C., by the complainant alleging the commission of the offence punishable under Section 138 of the N.I.Act, against the accused contending that the complainant had entered into a Partnership Agreement dated 10.07.2014 NC: 2024:KHC:44402 with the accused for a period of one year commencing from 14.07.2014 to 30.06.2015 to engage and run the business of sale, marketing of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, etc, in the name of and style of "Quality MRP Shop", which was licenced in the name of Sri.C.M.Kumar, at Madikeri. A sum of Rs.10,00,000/- was invested by the complainant as capital for running the said business in the partnership and also additional amount was paid by the complainant at the request of the accused.

Accused Nos1, 2, 12 and 15 are before this Court in these three petitions under Section 438 of Cr.P.C., with a prayer to grant anticipatory bail in Crime No.98/2024 registered by Seshadripuram Police Station, Bengaluru City for the offences punishable Sections 120B, 409, 420, 465, 467, 468 & 471 of IPC R/w 149 of IPC.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

3. FIR in Crime No.98/2024 was registered by Seshadripuram Police Station, Bengaluru City against Smt Puttamma and others, on the basis of first information dated 04.10.2024 received from Sri Mallesh M, DYSP, attached to BDA, Bengaluru. Apprehending arrest in the said case, the petitioners had filed Crl.Misc.No.9338/2024, Crl.Misc.9367/2024 and Crl.Misc.No.9337/2024 before the jurisdictional Sessions Court, which was rejected on 21.10.2024. Therefore, they are before this Court.

Accused No.3 in Special C.C.No.17/2024 pending on the file of learned XXXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Court for NDPS, Bengaluru arising out of NCB Crime No.48/1/29/2023/BZU, registered by Narcotics Control Bureau, Bengaluru Zonal Unit, Bengaluru for the for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) read with Sections 20(b)(ii) (A), 22(c), 23(c), 27, 27A, 28 and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'NDPS Act'), is before this Court under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. seeking regular bail.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondent, who has filed statement of objections.

Accused No.1 in Crime No.321/2024 registered by Jayanagara Police Station, Bengaluru City, for the offences punishable under Sections 376 & 406 r/w 34 of IPC, is before this Court under Section 439 of Cr.P.C, seeking regular bail.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

3. FIR in Crime No.321/2024 was registered by Jayanagara Police Station, Bengaluru city, against the petitioner for the aforesaid offences on the basis of the first information dated 14.09.2024, received from Victim girl, aged about 25 years. During the course of the NC: 2024:KHC:45395 investigation of the case, the petitioner herein was arrested on 15.09.2024 and remanded to judicial custody.

(PER: THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI) Petitioner who is arraigned as accused No.3 has filed this petition under Section 482 Bharatiya Nagarika Surksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'BNSS') to grant him anticipatory bail in Crime No.126/2024 of respondent Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections of 406, 419, 420 r/w 149 of Indian Penal Code.

2. In support of his petition, petitioner has contended that he has not committed the alleged offences and has been falsely implicated. He is innocent and law abiding citizen. He has not involved in any other criminal case. Though the alleged offences are non bailable, they are not punishable with death or imprisonment for life. The complaint is an after thought cock and bull story created by the complainant. The alleged incident has taken place on 27.06.2024, but complaint is filed on 10.07.2024. The inordinate delay in filing the complaint is not explained.

Petitioners are seeking quashing of the charge-sheet filed in C.C.No.503/2023 and the order dated 08.06.2023 passed by the Court of Civil Judge and JMFC, Deodurga, taking cognizance of offences punishable under Section 171 (f) of IPC, Sections 177 and 192 (A) of IMV Act, 1988 and Section 3 of the Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981.

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02. In brief, the charge-sheet allegations are that, petitioners being the driver and owner of an Ambulance bearing Reg.No.KA-05-AK-6853 has exhibited a photo of one Sri. Shivanagouda Nayak, a BJP candidate and the said Ambulance was parked in front of Nadagoud Hospital, Arakera.

Petitioners who were arrayed as accused Nos.2 to 6 in CC No.15405/2005 as per the order dated 05.12.2014 passed by the learned Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, are NC: 2024:KHC:44458 seeking to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against them.

2. Brief facts of the case are that, respondent No.2 as complainant filed the private complaint in PCR No.3599/2004 against accused Nos.1 to 5 alleging commission of the offence punishable under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 506(2) R/w Section 34 of IPC. It is alleged by the complainant that accused No.1 was working as village accountant. He was having real- estate dealings in the name of his wife, sons, son-in-law and daughter. Accused No.1 is the brother-in-law of the complainant and he induced the complainant and his colleagues to invest in the land in Sy.No.152 of Yelahanka village. He executed General Power of Attorney in favour of his son- accused No.4. Accused Nos.1 to 4 took the complainant and his wife to the land in Yelahanka and induced the complainant to purchase a site. Accordingly, the complainant agreed to purchase the site and paid Rs.1,00,000/- to accused No.1 during May 1998. Later, the accused have shown a brochure pertaining to the land situated at Ramanagara, near Mysore road and promised to develop the same as a resort under the name of Aradhya Scientific Farms and Resorts International.

The judgment and order dated 18.12.2017 passed by the Court of Sessions Judge, Special Court at Yadagiri in NC: 2024:KHC-K:8145 Special Case No.45/2015 is assailed in this appeal by the accused.

2. Heard the learned counsel for appellant, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent/State and perused the evidence and material on record.

3. Charges were framed against the accused/ appellant for offences punishable under Sections 323, 354(A)(1), 504 of IPC and Section 3(1) (xi) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

4. The case of the prosecution is that on 09.06.2015 at about 11.00 a.m., when the complainant/PW-1 was proceeding towards the canal in Nagaral village to wash the clothes, the accused held her hands, abused her as 'le holeya sule' and called her to sleep with him and when she resisted, he dragged her by holding her tuft, assaulted on her back with his hands and thereby committed the charged offences.

This appeal is filed by the sole accused praying to set aside the judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 29.06.2017 passed in S.C.No.762/2014 by the LIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, whereunder the appellant -accused has been convicted for offences punishable under Sections 376 and 417 of Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as "IPC" for brevity) and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 07 years and pay fine of Rs.1,00,000/- for offence punishable under Section 376 of IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 01 years offence punishable under Section 417 of IPC.

Heard the learned Senior counsel for the appellant and learned counsel for the caveator-respondent Nos.1 to 9.

2. This miscellaneous first appeal is filed praying this Court to set aside the order of status-quo granted by the Trial Court dated 05.10.2024 in O.S.No.7166/2024 passed on I.A.No.2 filed by respondent Nos.1 to 9 and grant such other relief as deems fit in the circumstances of the case.

3. The respondents/plaintiffs before the Trial Court also sought for the relief of temporary injunction restraining the defendant Nos.1, 2 and 3 from enforcing or acting upon the invocation notice dated 28.09.2024 and from taking any further action regarding transfer or encumbrance of the pledged shares of Mantri Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (100%), Mantri Developers Pvt. Ltd. (51%) or Agara Techzone Pvt. Ltd. (12%) or from enforcing any security under the Bond Trust Deed and Pledge Agreements, until final adjudication of the rights of the parties by the Trial Court and inter alia sought for the relief on I.A.No.2 to restrain the defendant Nos.1 to 3 from enforcing or acting upon invocation notice dated 28.09.2024. The respondents also filed applications and order is passed only on I.A.Nos.2 to 4. It is also borne out from the records that caveat was also filed and learned counsel for both the parties were heard and suit was filed before the Vacation Court and I.A.No.1 was filed under Section 11(3) of Bengaluru City Civil Court Act to take up the matter before the Vacation Court and the same was allowed.

1. This First Appeal is filed by defendants No.2 to 4 in O.S.No.145/2014, on the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Gokak. The suit for declaration and injunction is decreed with cost.

2. The declaration granted by the Court reads as under:

i. Suit of the plaintiffs is decreed with costs. ii. It is declared that, the decree passed in O.S.No.58/2008 is partially canceled to the extent of suit property.

iii. Defendants No.2 to 4 are hereby restrained by an order of permanent injunction from entering their names in record of rights of suit property on the basis of compromise decree passed in O.S.No.58/2008.

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI) This appeal is filed by the appellant /accused seeking to set aside the order of conviction and sentence dated 14.09.2023 and 16.09.2023 passed by the Special Judge and Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bidar, in Special Case (PC) No.25/2015 convicting him for the offences punishable under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of P.C. Act, 1988 and sentencing him to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 4 years for the offence punishable under Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of P.C. Act, 1988 and fine of Rs.1,00,000/- and to undergo simple imprisonment for period of 3 years and to pay fine of Rs.50,000/- for the offence punishable NC: 2024:KHC-K:8245 under Section 7 of P.C.Act, 1988, with adequate default sentences and that he may be acquitted.

IN RE: B.K.NAGARAJAPPA

6. The petitioner Sri B.K.Nagarajappa had served the Corporation between 05.04.2021 to 30.06.2022 as General Manager. Previous approval has been granted for the purpose of investigation as regards the following:

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(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA) The present writ petition is filed by the plaintiff challenging the order dated 16.07.2024 passed in M.A.No.7/2023 by the Court of the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Kalaghatagi1.

2. The relevant facts leading to the present writ petition are that the plaintiff instituted a suit in O.S.No.11/2023 before the Civil Judge and JMFC, Kalghatagi2 wherein the respondents herein arrayed as defendants. The reliefs sought for in the suit are extracted herein for ready reference.

"14. Prayer: That, the most respectfully and graciously prayed that, this hon'ble Court be please to pass decree in favour of plaintiff as under:-

IN RE: B.K.NAGARAJAPPA

6. The petitioner Sri B.K.Nagarajappa had served the Corporation between 05.04.2021 to 30.06.2022 as General Manager. Previous approval has been granted for the purpose of investigation as regards the following:

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(PER: THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI) Petitioner who is complainant before the trial court has filed this petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. challenging the order dated 13.12.2017 passed by the trial court dismissing the complainant as against accused Nos.8 to 11, by which the trial court has ordered for issuance of process against accused Nos.1 to 7, but refused to proceed against accused Nos.8 to 11 who are revenue officials.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to by their ranks before the trial court.

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3. In support of the petition, complainant has contended that the refusal by the trial court to take cognizance against the accused Nos.8 to 11 is opposed to law, facts and probabilities of the case. The trial court has failed to appreciate that accused Nos.8 to 11 have failed to act in accordance with law. They have altered the boundaries of the property of the complainant in a manner advantageous to accused Nos.1 to 7, without issuing notice to the complainant. There are specific allegations in para 8 of the complaint regarding illegal acts of accused Nos.8 to 11 which is sufficient to take cognizance against them. Not only accused Nos.8 to 11 guilty of not providing opportunity to the complainant by issuing notice, but also in altering boundaries of the property of the complainant contrary to the documents. Complainant is required to be provided with an opportunity to establish the allegations made against accused Nos.8 to 11 and hence, the petition.

The petitioner - accused is before this Court calling in question proceedings in Spl.C.No.1338/2024 registered for offences punishable under Sections 417, 420 and 313 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (the 'IPC' for short).

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2. Heard Sri. Hemanth Kumar K., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri. R. Rangaswamy, learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri. K.A. Prathap, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2.

3. Facts adumbrated are as follows:

The second respondent is the complainant, registers a complaint on 28.03.2024 for the afore quoted offences. The crux of the complaint is that the complainant and the petitioner get acquainted to each other in the year 2021, while they were working together. The narration in the complaint that the friendship blossomed into relationship and the relationship was physical as well. Further allegation in the complaint is that the petitioner had physical relationship with the complainant on the pretext of marriage or on the promise of marriage. The promise having been broken is what leads the complainant to register a complaint with the jurisdictional police for the aforesaid offences. The police after investigation filed a charge sheet and the matter is presently pending as a special case in 1338/2024 for the afore quoted offences.