- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40104 CRL.P No. 12862 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12862 OF 2025 BETWEEN: VEERAYYA G. HIREMATH S/O GURUSHANTAYYA, AGED 44 YEARS, R/AT NO. BLDE ROAD, GANCHINAKATTI COLONY, NEAR BIJAPUR VIJAYA COLLEGE, BIJAPUR-586 103. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAVIKUMAR M. BHANDARE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY COMMERCIAL STREET POLICE STATION, COMMERCIAL STREET, SHIVAJINAGAR, BANGALORE-560 001, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, BENGALURU-01. 2. MR. NATARAJAN L. S/O LOGANATHAN, AGED 65 YEARS, R/AT NO.368, 3RD CROSS, 1ST BLOCK, R.T. NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 032. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40104 CRL.P No. 12862 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR FILED IN CR.NO.114/2025 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 318(4), 336(2), 336(3), 338 AND SECTION 3(5) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 COMPLAINT REGISTERED AT COMMERCIAL STREET POLICE STATION, BANGALORE CITY, PENDING BEFORE 10TH ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, MAYOHALL UNIT, BANGALORE VIDE ANNEXURE- A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Petitioner is seeking to quash the FIR registered in Crime No.114/2025 at Commercial Street Police Station, Bengaluru City for the offence punishable under Section 3(5), 318(4), 336(3), 338 and 336(2) of BNS, 2023. 2. In the complaint lodged by respondent No.2- Natarajan L., he has alleged that the accused named in the FIR, by submitting cheques with his forged signature, have withdrawn a sum of Rs.9,50,000/- and Rs.9,75,000/- respectively from SB account No.54040885619 in the SBI Bank, LC Road Branch, Shivajinagar. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40104 CRL.P No. 12862 of 2025 3. Petitioner is arraigned as accused No.1 in the FIR. As per complaint averments, he has withdrawn a sum of Rs.9,50,000/- by forging the signature of respondent No.2 in a cheque bearing No.927473. 4. It is contended by the learned counsel for petitioner that there is some business transaction between respondent No.2 and petitioner and in connection with purchase of natural fertilizers by respondent No.2 from the petitioner, who is doing fertilizer business, respondent No.2 has issued a cheque. He contended that the allegations that the cheques are forged etc., are entirely false as the bank has honoured the cheques, even according to the complainant. 5. There is no material placed regarding any sale or purchase of fertilizers as contended by the learned counsel for petitioner. This Court cannot conduct an enquiry into the allegations in this petition. The investigation is at the inspection. At this stage, it is too premature to say that the allegations/averments in the complaint are false. The truth or otherwise have to be investigated into. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40104 CRL.P No. 12862 of 2025 6. The petitioner is at liberty to challenge the chargesheet, if any filed against him. Petition is Dismissed. I.A.No.1/2025 is dismissed. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35