- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14516 WP No. 34293 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 34293 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. RAMAPRASAD BELAGODU ASHWIN, S/O. B.S. RAMAPRASAD, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT MRC 109, 3RD FLOOR, 29TH CROSS, BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 070. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANOJ. B, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE HOME SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, STATE OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, NO.1, INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU CITY, BENGALURU - 560 001 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, BANGALORE SOUTH ZONE, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 004. 4. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY JAYANAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 5. SMT. MAANVI AHUJA, D/O. RAJIV AHUJA, Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14516 WP No. 34293 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. B-17C, GANGOTHRI ENCLAVE, ALAKNANDA, NEW DELHI - 110 019. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M V ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4; SRI. PRASHANTH MURTHY S G, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SEC. 482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT / FIR IN CRIME NO. 371/2024 REGISTERED BY THE R-4 POLICE FOR THE OFFENCES MADE PENAL UNDER SECTIONS 406 AND 420 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PENDING ON THE FILE OF IV ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU CITY, AGAINST THE PETITIONER CONCERNED, IN ENDS THE OF JUSTICE, FURTHER ORDER TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE ERRING POLICE PERSONNEL/S FOR DELIBERATE VIOLATION OF GUIDELINES ISSUED BY APEX COURT, IN CONTEMPT TO SECURE THE ENDS OF JUSTICE AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER The allegation against the petitioner is that he induced the complainant’s father to invest money in the share market, promising returns. Thereafter, the petitioner neither responded to the complainant’s calls and emails nor returned the amount invested or paid any returns on the investment. 2. The allegations disclose the commission of cognizable offences, and the veracity of the allegations requires investigation. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14516 WP No. 34293 of 2024 3. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of, with a direction to the Investigating Officer not to summon the petitioner without following due process of law and not to take any coercive action against the petitioner, and shall conduct investigation in accordance with law. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to file a fresh petition in the event a final report is filed. 4. Accordingly, the pending I.As. do not survive for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 112 CT: BHK