- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49257 CRL.P No. 15794 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15794 OF 2025 BETWEEN: NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL (SCHOOL FUNCTIONING UNDER THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRUST) NATIONAL GAMES VILLAGE, 80 FEET ROAD, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560 047, REP BY ITS CHAIRPERSON SRI. K.P. GOPALAKRISHNA …PETITIONER (BY SRI. H.S. CHANDRAMOULI, SR. COUNSEL FOR SRI. RAJATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE POLICE OF KORAMANGALA P.S., BENGALURU, REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, ‘ BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SMT. PANKAJA W/O UNKNOWN, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC: BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER, R/AT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, BENGALURU SOUTH, BENGALURU-560 003. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1 & R2) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49257 CRL.P No. 15794 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE F.I.R AND ITS CONSEQUENTIAL PROCEEDINGS IN CR.NO.73/2022 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 417, 418, 420, 465, 468, 471 OF IPC, PENDING BEFORE THE LD. XXIX ADDL. CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Though quashing of the FIR is sought in this petition, the only grievance of the petitioner appears to be, that the learned Magistrate not passing any orders on the ‘B’ report, filed before the Court on 23.06.2022. 2. Law was set in motion by respondent No.2, Block Education Officer, Department of Education and based on his complaint, case was registered in Crime No.73/2022 of Koramangala Police Station against the Management of one National Public School, NGV, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49257 CRL.P No. 15794 of 2025 Koramangala for the offence punishable under Section 417, 418, 420, 465, 468 and 471 of IPC. Undisputedly, the police on completion of investigation has filed a ‘B’ report, based on the order passed by this Court in W.P.Nos.49023-49025/2016 and W.P.Nos.49258-49260 of 2016 disposed on 05.04.2017. 3. It is pertinent to mention that W.A.No.905/2019 filed by the State against the said order was also dismissed vide order dated 01.07.2019 as not maintainable. No further steps are taken by the State to challenge the order passed by the learned Single Judge and therefore, the order therein has attained finality. 4. In spite of filing of ‘B’ report by the Police, the learned Magistrate has not passed any order on the said ‘B’ report as on today. Hence, the grievance of the petitioner seems legitimate and justified. A necessary directions have to be therefore, issued to the jurisdictional Magistrate. Accordingly, the following: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49257 CRL.P No. 15794 of 2025 ORDER The learned Magistrate is directed to pass orders on the ‘B’ report filed by the Kormangala Police in Crime No.73/2022, as expeditiously as possible, not later than 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, in accordance with law. Petition is disposed of. Pending I.A. is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE HB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 104