- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27095 CRL.P No. 14277 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.14277 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. PRAVEENA S.C., S/O. LATE CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC: TEACHER, R/AT SANTEBENNUR, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT – 577 213. ALSO AT SARATHI VILLAGE, HARIHARA TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT – 577 601. 2. SMT. SUMA. C, W/O. G. M. RAVIKUMARA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, HOSA BADAVANE, NEAR PALACE TOYOTA, KOORGALLI, MYSURU – 577 018. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S.G.RAJENDRA REDDY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY K.T.J. NAGAR POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27095 CRL.P No. 14277 of 2024 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SUSHEELA G. K., W/O. MAHANTESH B. K. , AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, HOUSEWIFE, R/O. NO.432, BALAJI NILAYA, 3RD CROSS, 2ND MAIN, D.C.M. TOWNSHIP, DAVANAGERE – 577 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1; R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE F.I.R AND COMPLAINT IN CRIME. NO.0210/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/SEC. 115(2), 118(1), 3(5), 324(4), 329(4), 352, 74, 76 OF BHARTIYA NYAYA SANHITA(BNS) 2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF III ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE & JMFC COURT, DAVANAGERE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27095 CRL.P No. 14277 of 2024 ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioners seek the following relief: "Wherefore, the Petitioners most respectfully pray that this Hon'ble Court kindly allow this Criminal Petition and quash the F.I.R and complaint in Crime. No. 0210/2024 for the offences punishable U/Sec. 115(2), 118(1), 3(5), 324(4), 329(4), 352, 74, 76 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita(BNS) 2023, Pending on the file of III Addl. Civil Judge & JMFC Court, Davanagere, in the interest of justice." 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1. Respondent No.2 served but unrepresented. Perused the material on record. 3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that respondent No.2/defacto complainant filed the impugned complaint registered in FIR No.210/2024 dated 23.11.2024 for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 3(5), 324(4), 329(4), 352, 74, 76 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. In this context, it is relevant to extract impugned complaint and the FIR as under: "1. 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A perusal of the aforesaid FIR and complaint is sufficient to come to the conclusion that insofar as the petitioners- accused Nos.3 and 4 are concerned, the necessary ingredients constituting the commission of aforesaid offences are absent and not forthcoming and missing from the said documents. Consequently, I am of the considered opinion that the impugned proceedings qua the petitioners-accused Nos.3 and 4 deserves to be quashed. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27095 CRL.P No. 14277 of 2024 5. In the result, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER (i) The petition is hereby allowed; (ii) The impugned complaint and FIR in Crime No.210/2024 dated 23.11.2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 3(5), 324(4), 329(4), 352, 74, 76 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, pending on the file of III Additional Civil Judge & JMFC Court, Davanagere, qua the petitioners/accused Nos.3 and 4, are hereby quashed. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE SMJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14