- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29106 WP No. 34877 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 34877 OF 2024 (GM-ST/RN) BETWEEN: MISS. MANJULA M D/O MOHANRAJ, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO 236, HANUMAPPA ROAD, NEAR YELLAMMA TEMPLE, NEW THIPPASANDRA, BENGALURU 560075. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. J. UMESH REDDY.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION AND COMMISSIONER OF TAX, KANDAYA BHAVANA, K G ROAD, BENGALURU 560009. 2. THE SUB REGISTRAR KRISHNARAJAPURAM, BENGALUR EAST TALUK, OPP TO POLICE QUARTERS, K R PURAM NEW EXTENSION, BENGALURU 560036. Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29106 WP No. 34877 of 2024 3. SMT N KRISHNAVENI W/O MANOHARAN, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT NO 236, 1ST FLOOR HANUMAPPA ROAD, NEAR YELLAMMA TEMPLE, NEW THIPPASANDRA, BENGALURU 560075. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.NAVYA SHEKAR., AGA FOR R1 AND R2) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.1 AND 2 TO PROSECUTE THE RESPONDENT NO.3 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 82 AND 83 OF REGISTRATION ACT 1908, RULES-198 AND 199 OF KARNATAKA REGISTRATION RULES 1965 FOR MAKING FALSE REPRESENTATION BEFORE RESPONDENT NO.2 WHILE REGISTERING THE GIFT DEED VIDE ANNEXURE-A; B. DIRECTION TO THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO FORMULATE STRINGENT CONDITIONS TO HIS SUBORDINATE THROUGH OUT THE STATE TO REGISTER THE DOCUMENTS AFTER INVOKING RELEVANT PENAL PROVISIONS OF LAW IN REGISTRATION ACT, 1908 AND KARNATAKA REGISTRATION RULES 1965. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29106 WP No. 34877 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER The petitioner seeks direction to the first and the second respondents to prosecute the third respondent for certain offences under the Indian Registration Act,1908 and the Karnataka Registration Rules, 1965. If Sri J. Umesh Reddy, the learned Counsel for the petitioner, argues in support of this request for direction, Ms.Navya Shekar, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State, points out that the petitioner has filed her private complaint against the third respondent under Section 200 CrPC in PCR No.3/2024 and the learned Magistrate by the order dated 14.03.2024 has dismissed the complaint. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29106 WP No. 34877 of 2024 Ms. Navya Shekar emphasizes that if the petitioner is aggrieved, she must pursue remedy that would be available to her as against the order dated 14.03.2024 and that this writ petition is not maintainable. This Court finds considerable force in this submission and therefore the petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner, subject to all just exceptions in law, to pursue remedy that would be available otherwise as against the said order. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE NV