V —1— IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 20th DAY OF JULY, 2011 BEFORE THE HONBLE MR.JUSTICE B.V.PINTO CRL.P.NO. 10475/2011 Between: Laxman Honnappa Betageri, Age: 33 years, 0cc: Agriculture, Resident of Shirnal; Tq: Bijapur. .PET1TIONER (By Sri.Hegde Neeralgi S. Path, Advocate) And: Bilgi Sugar FactoiyNiyamita, Badagandi By its Deputy General Manager, Yallappa Hanainanthappa Munibareddy, Age: resident of Badagandi, Tq: Bilgi, Dist: Bagalkot. • . .RESPONDENT (By Sri.Srinand A. Pachachapure, Advocate) This Criminal Petition is filed under Section407 of Cr.P.C. seeking to transfer the C.C.No. 194/2009 pending on the file of JMFC., Bilagi, Dist: Bagalkot to any other Court within Bijapur District or any other Court within Bagalkot District. -2- This petition coming on for Admission Group this day, the court made the following: ORDER Heard the learned counsel for both the parties. The petitioner has filed this application for transfer of the case in C.C. No.194/2009 which is presently spending before the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bilgi to any other Court outside the Bagalkot District having jurisdiction to try the matter. 2. The learned counsel for the respondent submits that the petitioner has not made out any grounds to transfer the case from Bagalkot to Bijapur. 3. However, in the interest of justice the above mentioned C.C. No.194/2009 deserves to be transferred from Bagalkot District to a neighboring Bijapur District. Hence, the C.C.No. 194/2009 pending before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bilgi is transferred to J.M.F.C., Court at Bijapur. Petition is allowed. Sd/a JUDGE BS