- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24809 WP No. 27758 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 27758 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: MR PRASANNA KUMAR S/O BELLAIAH D AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS NO. 409/3, AMBEDKAR EXTENSION GALIPURA, CHAMRAJANAGAR-571313 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.P. HEGDE SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. VENKATESH SOMAREDDI,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHAMARAJANAGAR RURAL POLICE REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001. 2. MR NAGARAJU S/O BOGAIAH AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/O HEGGOTARA VILLAGE CHAMARAJANAGAR-571 313. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; R2 -SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO. 124/2024 DATED. 28.09.2024 REGISTERED BY CHAMARAJANAGAR RURAL POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 353(2) OF BHARTIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF COURT OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE (Jr Div) AND JMFC, CHAMARAJANAGAR VIDE ANNX-B AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24809 WP No. 27758 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioner seeks for the following reliefs:- (i) Quash the FIR in Crime No.124/2024 dated: 28.09.2024 registered by Chamarajanagar Rural Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 353(2) of BHARTIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 pending on the file of Court of Prl.Civil Judge(Jr.Div) and JMFC, Chamarajanagar vide Annexure-B; (ii) Grant such other reliefs as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case is concerned in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. Heard learned Senior counsel for the petitioner and learned Addl.SPP for 1st respondent – State and perused the material on record. 3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that the 2nd respondent – de facto complainant filed the impugned complaint dated 28.09.2024 which was registered as an FIR in Crime No.124/2024 against the petitioner for alleged offences punishable under Section 353(2) of BNS, 2023. 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Before we proceed to test the correctness of the impugned order, we must bear in mind that at the stage of deciding whether a criminal proceeding or FIR, as the case may be, is to be quashed at the threshold or not, the allegations in the FIR or the police report or the complaint, including the materials collected during investigation or inquiry, as the case may be, are to be taken at their face value so as to determine whether a prima facie case for investigation or proceeding against the accused, as the case may be, is made out. The correctness of the allegations is not to be tested at this stage. 16. To commit an offence, unless the penal statute provides otherwise, mens rea is one of the essential ingredients. Existence of mens rea is a question of fact which may be inferred from the act in question as well as the surrounding circumstances and conduct of the accused. As a sequitur, when a party alleges that the accused, despite taking possession of the truck on hire, has failed to pay hire charges for months together, while making false promises for its payment, a prima facie case, reflective of dishonest intention on the part of the accused, is made out which may require investigation. In such circumstances, if the FIR is quashed at the very inception, it would be nothing short of an act which thwarts a legitimate investigation. 17. It is trite law that FIR is not an encyclopaedia of all imputations. Therefore, to test whether an FIR discloses commission of a cognizable offence what is to be looked at is not any omission in the accusations but the gravamen of the - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24809 WP No. 27758 of 2024 accusations contained therein to find out whether, prima facie, some cognizable offence has been committed or not. At this stage, the court is not required to ascertain as to which specific offence has been committed. 18. It is only after investigation, at the time of framing charge, when materials collected during investigation are before the court, the court has to draw an opinion as to for commission of which offence the accused should be tried. Prior to that, if satisfied, the court may even discharge the accused. Thus, when the FIR alleges a dishonest conduct on the part of the accused which, if supported by materials, would disclose commission of a cognizable offence, investigation should not be thwarted by quashing the FIR. 19. No doubt, a petition to quash the FIR does not become infructuous on submission of a police report under Section 173(2)CrPC, but when a police report has been submitted, particularly when there is no stay on the investigation, the court must apply its mind to the materials submitted in support of the police report before taking a call whether the FIR and consequential proceedings should be quashed or not. More so, when the FIR alleges an act which is reflective of a dishonest conduct of the accused.” 5. A perusal of the impugned complaint and FIR will prima facie indicate that the same make out commission of the alleged offences by the petitioner, which would warrant investigation into the matter by the 1st respondent – Police authorities. In other - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24809 WP No. 27758 of 2024 words, in the light of specific allegations made in the impugned complaint and FIR, at this stage, I am of the view that the instant case is not a fit case to exercise my jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India or Section 482 Cr.P.C. and consequently, the present petition is devoid of merit and the same is liable to be dismissed. 6. Accordingly, the petition is hereby dismissed. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE RU/SRL