Sri Muniraju vs The Station House Officer on 20 September, 2010

IN THE HIGH couar OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALQRE

omen THIS THE 20"' DAV OF $EPTEMB.E;§'i'€)iVO{: if  

BEFORE 

THE HON'BLE MRJUSTICE MOH_AN_ Sfr§A§§iT.A-!§jA?5'OU-DéiR_1'

wazr PETITION ':\ tO.§.264'84}~87/'2Ci!)vé:.  
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1. Sri.I\/Iuniraju, (A-- 1)' V  ' V
S/0.Girigow-dva,  *    . 
Aged years;    

2. S1'i.jagi'aidivéIf1_'.N"éLid1j.'fA;.é)*-- &
S/Q.VSubrgi1na;_1ya..Najd1i,A -.  V  
Aged abeuvt 34;. _ .

3. Sr1z.'B1"11;rr1Vapp§':i.»   "-~ ., 2 
Bh1:m'a1_ah (A44) ; = _ 
S / o.Late An1a'nap_pa';
V  ab0ii1€.._1DO years,

V 44  amma [A- 5)

 _ W'c..Rai11appa,

 .  -Agédkabogt' 78 years,

....53' ; "

5. }:smt;Ka1é.mma [A--6)
W}'.Q Yaliappa,
* «Aged about 83 years,

  's n.Asho2; (A-7)
S / o.Late Muttappa,
Aged about 31 years,



7. Srifiovindappa (A-8)
S/0.Late Huchhappa,
Aged about 58 years,

8. Sri.I\/fanjunatha Reddy (A-- 10]
S/0.Late Narayanaswamy.
Aged about 31 years.

(petitioners 2, 3 8: 8 are    " - _  
deleted Vide order dated 6.9.20 l_O]'     v . '

All are residing at e '
Chikkanagamangala Village,

Sarjapur Hobli,  l   ' " 
Bangalore -- 560 100.    .".'.-PE)'I'I'1'IONERS

(By sr1.M.R.Nafij;indat_Qaqindaiggvgasts., Advs.)

AND:

1. The lstation 1%i3;§'us:§~c§i?fice£["'l V
Parappana Ag1faha:r.a' 'Police Station,
Bafigalore.' _ "    

2. The Stateiof Karlliatalca,
V,  its Secretary, _
- ,e._Re':2'enne Department.

'V.  lvI,_S.Bu_1ld1ng,
" _ 'D.rv.A1"nb€:dkar Veedhl,

 --.Baf1g2_iJQI"ۤ "--" 1.

3.  Taflasildar,
Anekzai Taluk, Anekal,

"  * :._Ban"ga1ore Rural District,
A.  Bangalore. ...RESPONDEN'I'S

(By Sr1.E.S.Ind1resh, HCGP)



These writ petitions are filed under Articies 226
and 227 of the Constitution of India with a vprayer to
quash the entire proceedings in C.C.No.2~4.~197_/20gO_7»on

the file of the IX Additional Chief IVietffQp:oii:ta11_

Magistrate at Bangalore as per Annexure 'E2'; V 

These writ petitions con-1'ing--. one  ti' 

hearing, this day, the Court made the ifo1ioW1'n;g:'..  ;_\'.

 
Heard the iearned _.ie'oi.r'nsei__appearing for the

petitioners and the leéarnedi iGiot?erninAeintAdvocate.

2.    for quashing the
proceepdingsa  on the file of IX
    'i3_angalore.

 Parappana Agrahara Police

haxfje "reg1stereAdpa'case in Crime No.25 / 2007 against the

 p.etitionAers4"'and two others for the offences punishable

 "1447 IPC and Section 192(A) of Karnataka

Land i--§ev'e'nue Act. After investigation, the police have

V.  filed the chargesheet and now the matter is pending

u-consideration in C.C.No.24}.97/2007.

The case of the prosecution is that these V

petitioners have encroached upon the Government's

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property. However, the defence of the petitionersis that
they have not encroached upon the Gov'e§*n{:f1.en.t's

property.

3. The question invo}vedT,i_n theseiwritt 'pet'itio__ns, is

squareiy covered by the giudgment 



fc} Liberty is reserved to the State or its authorities
to comply with the requirement as

contemplated in the Circular before --«ji'1ii.tia:ting

any action against the petitioners-'if 

occasion arises.   e

5. Mr.E.S.Indiresh, V1-:,=afi1'I1ed'};i'CGP  

the respondents is pennitted"t'to:%fi1e  of anpearance

within four weeks. i V t