- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26565 CRL.P No. 10335 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.10335 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI C.B.JAYARAMA S/O.LATE M.BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS 2. SMT.KOUSALYA S.K. W/O.SRI C.B.JAYARAMA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS BOTH ARE NOW R/AT HOUSE NOS.143, 144 'JANAKA NILAYA' 1ST MAIN, 2ND CROSS C. BYREGOWDA NAGARA KOLAR-563 101 BOTH ARE AADHAAR ADDRESS AT M.MALLANDAHALLI VILLAGE MADDERI POST KOLAR TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT-563 101 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAJESH GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KOLAR TOWN POLICE STATION KOLAR-563 101 REP. BY SPP HIGH COURT COMPLEX BENGALURU-560 001 Digitally signed by B LAVANYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26565 CRL.P No. 10335 of 2024 2. SRI SHANKARAPPA S/O.LATE PAPANNA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT AMBEDKAR NAGARA KOLAR TOWN KOLAR-563 101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R-1; SRI M.N.MUNI REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.PC. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.114/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 447 READ WITH SECITON 34 OF IPC AND UNDER SECTION 3(1)(f) OF THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 1989 PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, KOLAR, REGISTERED BY KOLAR TOWN P.S., KOLAR-RESPONDENT NO.1. 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 seek the following reliefs: "a) Quash the FIR {Crime} No. 114/2024, for punishable under sections 447, 34 of IPC and under section 3 (1) (f) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, pending on the file of 2nd Additional District and Sessions Judge Kolar, case - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26565 CRL.P No. 10335 of 2024 registered by Kolar Town P.S Kolar, / respondent No.1, in the above case, in the interest of justice. b) Pass any other order or orders, as this Hon'ble court deems fit under the circumstances of the case." 2. Heard learned counsel for petitioners, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1 and learned counsel for respondent No.2. Perused the material on record. 3. A perusal of the material on record would indicate that respondent No.2-de facto complainant filed the instant complaint dated 26.09.2024 and registered as an FIR in Crime No.144/2024 against the petitioners for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 447, 34 of IPC and under Section 3(1)(f) of the Scheduled Castes And Scheduled Tribes (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act, 1989. In this context, the impugned complaint reads as under: "gÀªÀjUÉ Dರಕ ೕಕರು PÉÆïÁgÀ £ÀUÀgÀ oÁuÉ PÉÆïÁgÀ - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26565 CRL.P No. 10335 of 2024 gÀªÀjAzÀ ಶಂಕರಪ (9945378175)(42ವಷ) ೇ ಾಪಣ ಅಂೇಡನಗರ, ೋಾರ ªÉÆ.¸ÀA.9945378175 shankar.sskumar@gmail.com !ಾನ"#ೇ $ಷಯ:- ನಕ° &ಾಖೆಗ¼À¤lÄÖೊಂಡು ನಮ) ಸ+ಂತ ಜ.ೕನ/0 ಅಕ1ಮ ಪ12ೇಶ !ಾ3 ಮ4ೆ .5ೊಂ3ದ7ಲ0&ೆ, ಈ ಬ;ೆ< ಪ1=>5ದ ನನ ªÉÄÃ¯É zÀ«ÄÌ ?ಾ@ AೆರವB;ೊCಸುವBDಲ02ೆಂದು &ೌಜನ" ನFೆಸುGHರುವ ೋಾರ ನಗರ ¨ÉÊ#ೇ;ೌಡನಗರ 2ಾ5ಗIಾದವರ ªÉÄÃ¯É ಾನೂನು ಕ1ಮ ಜರುJಸಲು ೋ ದೂರು. Kೕಲಂಡ $ಷಯೆ ಸಂಬಂD5ದಂAೆ ಶಂಕರಪ ೇmï ಾಪಣ ಆದ 4ಾನು ಪj=ಷM NಾG;ೆ ¸ÉÃjದವ4ಾJದು7, ಸದ $Iಾಸದ/0 SÁಯಂ 2ಾ5OಾJರುAೆHೕ4ೆ. ೈ#ೇ;ೌಡನಗರದ ಸ.ನಂ. 92 ರ/0 1-00 ಎಕ#ೆ ಜ.ೕನು ನಮ) Aಾತನವಂದ RAಾ1Sತ2ಾJ ನನ> ?ೆಸ;ೆ TಾAೆ !ಾ35ೊಂ3ದು7, 4ಾ4ೇ Uಾ+Vೕ4ಾನುಭವದ/0ರುAೆHೕ4ೆ. ಆದ#ೆ ಸದ ಜ.ೕನ/0 2ೆಂಕಟಪ, =1ೕ4ಾY, ಜಯ#ಾZ C.B, ೌಸಲ" ?ಾಗೂ ಮೆ0ೕ[ ಾಬು ರವರು ನಮ) ಜ.ೕ;ೆ ಅಕ1ªÀÄ ಪ12ೇಶ !ಾ3 ಮ4ೆಗಳನು> .5ೊಂ3ದು7, ಹಲ2ಾರು ಾj ೇC&ಾಗ ಇಲ0ಸಲ0ದ ಾರಣಗಳನು> ?ೇCರುAಾH#ೆ. ಇ&ೇ $_ಾರ2ಾJ D4ಾಂಕ : 26-05-2024 ರಂದು ಸಂNೆ 4-00 ಗಂ`ೆ ಸಮಯದ/0 ಸದ DUಾ.ಗIಾದ 2ೆಂಕಟಪ, =1ೕ4ಾY, ಜಯ#ಾZ C.B, ೌ¸À®å ?ಾಗೂ ಮೆ0ೕ[ ಾಬು ರವರನು> ಪ1=>ಸಾJ 4ಾವB ಈ Nಾಗ ಡುವBDಲ0. ¤ನ> ೈಯ/0, ಏ4ಾಗುAೊHೕ !ಾ3ೋ, ಎನು>AಾH ನನ;ೆ ಏರು ಧcಯ/0 ಧಮ@ ?ಾ@ ೆದ5ರುAಾH#ೆ. ಆದ ಾರಣ AಾವBಗಳd ದ°ತರ ಜ.ೕನನು> ಅಕ1ಮ2ಾJ ಕಬC5ದ7ಲ0&ೇ, AೆರವB;ೊCಸುವBDಲ02ೆಂದು, ನನ> Kೕೆ &ೌಜನ", ದ¨Áâ/ೆ ನFೆಸುGHರುವ ಸದ ಆUಾ.ಗಳನು> ನನ> ಜ.ೕಂದ AೆರವB ;ೊC5 ಾನೂನು - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26565 CRL.P No. 10335 of 2024 ಪ1ಾರ ಸೂಕH ಕ1ಮ ೈ;ೊಳeೇPÉAದು ತಮ)/0 ಮನ$!ಾ3ೊಳdeGH&ೆ7ೕ4ೆ Uಾ+. ªÀAzÀ£ÉUÀ¼ÉÆA¢UÉ ತಮ) $&ೇಯ D4ಾಂಕ 26/09/2024 PÉÆïÁgÀ D4ಾಂಕ 26/9/2024 ರಂದು ೆC;ೆ< 11-30 ಗಂ`ೆ;ೆ ROಾದು&ಾರರು fಾgೆ;ೆ ?ಾಜ#ಾJ ೕ3ದ ದೂರನು> ಮತುH ೋಾರ Sಾ0 hೕ/ೕi ಕjೇkಂದ ಬಂದ ವರDಯನು> ¹éÃಕ5 fಾgಾ ªÉÆ.£ÀA.144/2024 PÀ®A 447 R\w 34 IPC ªÀÄvÀÄÛ 3(1)(F) SC/ST POA jÃw ¥ÀæPÀgÀt &ಾಖ/5ರುAೆHೕ4ೆ." So also, the impugned FIR reads as under: "D4ಾಂಕ 26-09-2024 ರಂದು ೆC;ೆ< 11-30 ಗಂ`ೆ;ೆ ROಾ¢&ಾರರು fಾgೆ;ೆ ?ಾಜ#ಾJ ೕ3ದ ದೂರನು> ಮತುH Sಾ0 ¥ÉÆ/ೕi ಕjೇkಂದ ಬಂದ ವರDಯನು> ¹éÃಕ¹PÉÆArzÀÝgÀ ¸ÁgÁA±ÀªÉãÉAzÀgÉ, ೈ#ೇ;ೌಡ ನಗರದ ¸ÀªÉð. £ÀA. 92 gÀ°è 1 ಎಕ#ೆ ಜ.ೕನು ನಮ) Aಾತನವಂದ RAಾ1ðSತ2ಾJ £Àನ> ?ೆಸ;ೆ TಾAೆ !ಾ35ೊಂ3ದು7, Uಾ+Vೕ4ಾನುಭವದ/0ರುAೆHೕ4ೆ. ಆದ#ೆ ಸದ ಜ.ೕನ/0 2ೆಂಕಟಪ, =1ೕ4ಾY, ಜಯ#ಾZ, ೌಸಲ" ?ಾಗೂ ಮೆ0ೕ[ ಾಬು ರವರು ನಮ) ಜ.ೕ;ೆ ಅಕ1ªÀÄ ಪ12ೇಶ !ಾ3 ಮ4ೆಗಳನು> .5ೊಂ3ದು7, ಹಲ2ಾರು ಾj ೇC&ಾಗ ಇಲ0ಸಲ0ದ ಾರಣಗಳನು> ?ೇCರುAಾH#ೆ. ಇ&ೇ $_ಾರ2ಾJ D4ಾಂಕ : 26-05-2024 ರಂದು ಸಂNೆ 4-00 ಗಂ`ೆ ಸಮಯದ/0 ªÉÄîÌAqÀ DUಾ.ಗ¼À£ÀÄß ¥Àæ²ß¸À¯ÁV £ÁªÀÅ F eÁUÀ ©qÀĪÀÅ¢®è, ¤ನ> ೈಯ/0 ಏ4ಾಗುAೊHೕ !ಾ3ೋ, JAzÀÄ ಏರು ಧcಯ/0 ಧಮ@ ?ಾ@ ೆದ5ರುAಾH#ೆ. ಆzÀÝÀjAzÀ ದ°ತರ ಜ.ೕನನು> ಅಕ1ಮ2ಾJ ಕಬC5ದ7ಲ0&ೇ, AೆರವB;ೊCಸುವBDಲ02ೆಂದು, vÀನ Kೕೆ &ೌಜನ" , ದ¨Áâ½ೆ ನFೆಸುGHರುವ ªÉÄîÌAqÀ ಆUಾ.ಗಳ «gÀÄzÀÝ ಾನೂನು jÃvÁå ಕ1ಮ ೈ;ೊಳe®Ä PÉÆÃj ¤ÃrzÀ zÀÆj£À ¸ÁgÁA±ÀªÁVgÀÄvÉÛ. " - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26565 CRL.P No. 10335 of 2024 4. A perusal of the impugned complaint and FIR would clearly indicate that necessary ingredients constituting the aforesaid offences are absent and missing from the same. In addition thereto, the long delay of four months in lodging the FIR i.e. on 26.09.2024 in relation to the incident that is said to have occurred on 26.05.2024 is also a circumstance that would vitiate the impugned FIR and complaint especially, when no reasons whatsoever are assigned by respondent No.2 in the impugned complaint to explain the delay in lodging the FIR after a long lapse of four months. 5. It is also relevant to the state that the impugned complaint and FIR are nothing but an attempt to give a criminal colour/texture to the pending civil dispute in O.S.No.718/2018 between the petitioners and family members of respondent No.2, thereby indicating that the dispute between the petitioners and family members of respondent No.2 is essentially overwhelmingly and predominantly of civil nature/character, which is sought to - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26565 CRL.P No. 10335 of 2024 be given a criminal colour/flavour by respondent No.2 by way of impugned complaint and FIR which is impermissible in law, in the light of the judgments of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the cases of Naresh Kumar & Anr. v. the State of Karnataka reported in 2024 INSC 196 and K.Bharthi Devi v. State of Telangana & Anr. reported in 2024 INSC 750. 6. Under these circumstances, I am of the view that continuation of the impugned proceedings qua the petitioners 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: ORDER i) The petition is hereby allowed; ii) The impugned proceedings in FIR in Crime No.144/2024 registered by Kolar Town Police Station, on the file of II Additional District and - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26565 CRL.P No. 10335 of 2024 Sessions Judge, Kolar, qua the petitioners are hereby quashed. Pending I.As., if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE [ LB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11