- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18416 CRL.P No. 7504 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7504 OF 2025 BETWEEN: PREETHAM V REDDY, S/O VENKATESH REDDY, AGED 27 YEARS, 125, 26/1, 1A87, 1ST FLOOR, VADERA HALLI, HUSKUR GRAMA PANCHAYATHI, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 162. AND ALSO AT, NO.13142, TATA NEW HAVENS APARTMENT, VADERA HALLI, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 123. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASHANTH R.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MADANAYAKANA HALLI POLICE Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18416 CRL.P No. 7504 of 2025 REP BY ITS STATE PROSECUTOR ATTACHED TO THIS HONB'LE COURT 2. SMT. MALINI SREEDHAR, W/O S SREEDHAR, AGED MAJOR, NO.13141, TATA NEW HAVENS APARTMENT, VADERA HALLI, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BANGALORE NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 123. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA.M.M, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 12.05.2025, LAID AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR OFFENCE P/U/S 74, 115(2), 352 OF BNS, TAKING COGNIZANCE OF THE SAID OFFENCES, AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN FIR NO.393/2025 BY MADANAYAKANAHALLI POLICE BENGALURU RURAL BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18416 CRL.P No. 7504 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. Learned HCGP accepts notice for respondent No.1. 2. Notice to respondent No.2 is dispensed at the risk of the petitioner. 3. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: "a. Quash the F.I.R dated 12-05-2025, laid against the Petitioner for offenses punishable under Sections 74,115(2) and 352 of BNS, taking cognisance of the said offenses, against the Petitioner in F.I.R No.0393/2025 by Madanayakana halli police, Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru in the interest of justice. b. To grant other reliefs as deemed fit under the circumstances of the case in the interest of justice." 4. Petitioner's family and the 2nd respondent's family are said to be neighbours. There being several incidents between both the families, there had been skirmishes between both of them. The petitioner has filed FIR in Cr.No.226/2025 on 22.03.2025 with the Madanayakanahally Police Station. Subsequently, respondent No.2 has filed FIR in Cr.No.393/2025 on - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18416 CRL.P No. 7504 of 2025 12.05.2025 for another incident before the same police station. 5. It appears that there are several incidents which have happened between the petitioner and the respondent and hence, I am of the considered opinion that the matter being at FIR stage both the complaints have to be investigated and the veracity of the allegation has to be ascertained. 6. I do not find any ground to interfere in the present matter as of now. Accordingly, the petition stands dismissed. 7. Liberty is however reserved to the petitioner to approach this Court challenging the charge sheet, if it is so filed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE DS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4