- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22085 CRL.P No. 7466 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7466 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MANJUNATHA N, S/O LATE SRI. NARASIMAHAIAH M, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO. 301, 1ST FLOOR, 12TH CROSS, 1ST MAIN, BEL LAYOUT 1ST BLOCK, VIDYARANAYAPURA BENGALURU - 560 097. 2. SMT. NARAYANAMMA M W/O LATE SRI. NARASIMAHAIAH M, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/AT NO. 277, 1ST FLOOR, 5TH CROSS, 3RD MAIN, MOHANKUMAR NAGARA YESHWANTHAPURA, BENGALURU - 560 022. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. V.B. SIDDARAMAIAH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY BASAVESHWARANAGARA POLICE STATION BASAVESHWARANAGARA BENGALURU - 560 079. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, Digitally signed by MAYAGAIAH VINUTHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22085 CRL.P No. 7466 of 2025 HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. M.N. NARASIMHAMURTHY, S/O LATE SRI. M. NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT NO. L/157, 5TH A MAIN ROAD HEBBAL 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE - 570 017. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. M.B. RAVIKUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC.NO27904/2018 (PCR NO.3194/2017) (CRIME NO.84/2017), REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT - BASAVESHWARANAGARA POLICE STATION, BASAVESHWARANAGARA, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES U/S. 415, 416, 419, 420, 463, 465, 468, 471, 201, 120(b) OF IPC REGISTERED ON THE COMPLAINT OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE SPECIAL COURT FOR ECONOMIC OFFENCES, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22085 CRL.P No. 7466 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioners seek the following reliefs: "a. Quash the entire proceedings in C.C.No.27904/2018 (PCR No.3194/2017)-(Crime No.84/2017), registered by the 1st Respondent- Basaveshwaranagara Police Station, Basaveshwaranagara, for the alleged offences, under Section U/s.415, 416, 419, 420, 463, 465, 468, 471, 201, 120(b) of IPC registered on the complaint of the 2nd Respondent, pending on the file of the special Court for economic offences, Bengaluru. b. Pass any other order or orders, which this Hon'ble Court deems it just and necessary in facts and circumstances of the present case, in the interest of Justice and equity." 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for respondent No.2 and perused the material on record. 3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that petitioner No.1/accused No.1 and petitioner No.2/accused No.3 are the brother and mother, respectively, of respondent No.2- - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22085 CRL.P No. 7466 of 2025 complainant, who filed the complaint in PCR No.3194/2017, which was referred to the jurisdictional police authorities for investigation and registered as an FIR in Crime No.84/2017 pursuant to which, C.C.No.27904/2018 is pending before the trial Court. Meanwhile, the civil dispute in O.S.No.234/2022 and O.S.No.1824/2021 are pending between the petitioners and respondent No.2, who are none other than the family members. The dispute between the parties is essentially, predominantly and overwhelmingly of a civil nature/character in relation to immovable properties and pending before the competent civil Court. 4. It is also pertinent note that in the instant C.C.No.27904/2018, the trial has already begun and the evidence is already commenced. Under these circumstances, the question of interfering with the impugned proceedings at this stage would not arise in the facts and circumstances of the instant case and the present petition deserves to be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to urge all their contentions before the trial Court. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22085 CRL.P No. 7466 of 2025 5. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of. The trial Court is directed to dispose of C.C.No.27904/2018 within a period of six months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. All rival contentions kept open. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE VM List No.: 3 Sl No.: 38 CT: BHK