- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18930 CRL.P No. 3863 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION No. 3863 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)) 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. JEEVAN N., S/O. NARENDRA K.C., AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT ARDECK ESTATE, KUDUREGUNDI POST, KOPPA TALUK, THALAMAKKI, CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT - 577 126. 2. NIKITHA V., D/O. K. VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS. R/AT No.42, 18TH MAIN, COSO BEKARY, J.P NAGAR, 5TH PHASE, BENGALURU SOUTH, BENGALURU 560 078. 3. SUBASH J., S/O JAYABALAN, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT 228, 1ST FLOOR, COTTONPET MAIN ROAD, NDM LANE, COTTONPET, OPP. UNION BANK ATM, BENGALURU - 560 053. 4. SUMAN M, D/O MANJUNATH M. BILLAVA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18930 CRL.P No. 3863 of 2025 R/AT No.235, 3RD MAIN, 3RD BLOCK, BYARAPPA BLOCK, THYAGARAJANAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 028. 5. YASHASWINI G.R., D/O. RAMAKRISHNA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT No.61, GOVINDAGATTA, MUDLAMELLAHALLI, MANDYA 571 418. 6. KASHINATH, S/O SHREEMANT HUGGENAVAR, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT NIVALKHED, INGALGI, SINDAGI, VIJAYAPURA - 586 115. 7. DARSHAN B. N., S/O NARAYANA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/AT BANDAHALLI VILLAGE, CHUNCHANNKATTE HOBLI, K.R NAGAR, KOLLUR TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 617. 8. MAHALAKSHMI, C/O KIRAN B., AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT No.90, 1ST CROSS, NEAR RENUKA YELLAMMA TEMPLE, BILEKAHALLI, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 076. 9. ROHITH R., S/O RAMESHA, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/AT NEAR RAMESHWARA TEMPLE, SRIRAMANAGAR BHADRA COLONY, BHADRAVATI, SHIMOGA - 577 301. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18930 CRL.P No. 3863 of 2025 10. PRADEEP P., S/O SAROJA, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT BHATMANE, MAVINAKERE VILLAGE, MUDIGERE TALUK, KALASA, HALUVALLI, MUDIGERE, CHICKMAGALUR - 577 124. 11. RAGHU @ RAGHURAM, S/O BOLUMARKADA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT 10/35, NEAR DHARMARAYA TEMPLE, MELINAPETE, HOSAKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST. 560 085. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAJASHEKAR S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY BANASHANKARI POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SUNIL C., S/O CHIKKARAJU, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/AT No.3, 'SOWPARNIKA KRUPA', GROUND FLOOR, 15TH CROSS, EWS COLONY, BTM II STAGE, BENGALURU-560076 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1; R2 SERVED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) OF CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO QUASH THE REGISTRATION OF FIR - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18930 CRL.P No. 3863 of 2025 IN CRIME No.110/2023 REGISTERED BY BANASHANKARI POLICE STATION, REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 120- B,406,409,420,34 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF 4th ACMM COURT, BENGALURU CITY. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioners are seeking to quash the F.I.R registered against them in Crime No.110/2023 by the Banashankari Police Station, Bengaluru, pending on the file of the IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned HCGP for respondent No.1-State and perused the material on record. 3. Respondent No.2 having been served with notice of the petition has chosen to remain unrepresented and has not contested the petition. 4. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that petitioner No.1 is the V.P., petitioner No.2 is the H.R., petitioner Nos.3 to 5 are A.V.P., petitioner No.6 to 10 are - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18930 CRL.P No. 3863 of 2025 Managers and petitioner No.11 is one of the members of H.R. Team of Suvision Holdings Pvt. Ltd. The Managing Director of the aforesaid Company instituted O.S.No.919/2023 before the City Civil Judge, Bengaluru against M/s. Srishti Infotainment Pvt. Ltd. and others, in which there is an order of temporary injunction granted in favour of the Company. Subsequently, respondent No.2 herein, the original complainant, who is none other than the ex-employee of the said Company, has resigned from that Company and filed the instant complaint alleging that the petitioners are guilty of offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 406, 409, 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 5. In this context, perusal of the averments made in the complaint in light of the earlier civil dispute in O.S.No.919/2023 in respect of the Mobile App called "Financial Freedom App", is sufficient to come to the conclusion that necessary ingredients constituting offences punishable as against the petitioners are not forthcoming in the complaint; on the other hand, having suffered an order of temporary injunction in O.S.No.919/2023, defendant Nos.1 and 2 in the said suit appears to have - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18930 CRL.P No. 3863 of 2025 instigated respondent No.2-complainant, who is none other than the ex-employee of the Company in filing the instant complaint. 6. Therefore, I am of the considered opinion that the impugned proceedings based on the complaint containing vague and bald allegations without sufficient material would amount to abuse of process of law warranting interference by this Court in the present petition. 7. In the result, I pass the following: O R D E R i) The Criminal Petition is allowed; ii) The impugned F.I.R in Crime No.110/2023 registered by the Banashankari Police Station, Bengaluru, pending on the file of the IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, insofar as the petitioners are concerned, is hereby quashed. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE MV, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15