- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49633 CRL.P No. 11104 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11104 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. NAGARAJU, S/O CHIKKAVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT NO.38, 8TH ‘B’ CROSS, VARADARAJ LAYOUT, NEAR AMRUTHAHALLI, JOHN HIGH SCHOOL, BENGALURU - 560 092. 2. SRI. PRAKASH C, S/O CHIKKAVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT NO.32, 11TH CROSS, KEMPANNA LAYOUT, CHOLANAYAKANAHALLI, R.T.NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 032. 3. SMT. SANDHYA PRADEEP KUMAR, W/O PRADEEP KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT NO.134, NEW NO.22, 4TH CROSS, ABBAIAH REDDY LAYOUT, BANASWADI, BENGAURU - 560 043. 4. SRI. MANOJ N, S/O NAGARAJ, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49633 CRL.P No. 11104 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT NO.38, 8TH ‘B’ CROSS, VARADARAJ LAYOUT, NEAR AMRUTHAHALLI, JOHN HIGH SCHOOL, BENGALURU - 560 092. 5. SRI. R.PRADEEP KUMAR, S/O S.RANGANATH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.134, NEW NO.22, 4TH CROSS, ABBAIAH REDDY LAYOUT, BANASWADI, BENGAURU - 560 043. 6. SMT. VARALASKHMI N, W/O NAGARAJU, D/O NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT 38, 8TH ‘B’ CROSS, VARADARAJU LAYOUT, AMRUTHAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 092. 7. SRI. SANDEEP KUMAR, S/O PRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT NO.32, 11TH CROSS, KEMPANNA LAYOUT, CHOLANAYAKANAHALLI, R.T.NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 092. 8. SMT. MUNIRATHNA P, W/O C.PRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT NO. 32, 11TH CROSS, KEMPANNA LAYOUT, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49633 CRL.P No. 11104 of 2024 CHOLANAYAKANALLI, R.T.NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 032. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NANJUNDA GOWDA M.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY AMRUTHAHALLY POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. PASTOR JOHNSON VARGHESE, S/O DR. M.A.VARUGHESE, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT BETHEL AG CHURCH, 73 OUTER RIGN ROAD, HEBBAL, BENGALURU - 560 024. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SRI. BERLINDA BOBAN, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS IN C.C NO.21540/2024 ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO. 49/2024 OF AMRUTHAHALLI POLICE WHICH IS NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 41ST ADDL. CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT AT BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 420, 447, 468, 471 R/W 34 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49633 CRL.P No. 11104 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri.Nanjunda Gowda M.R., learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri. B.N.Jagadeesha, learned Addl. SPP appearing for respondent No.1, Sri.Berlinda Boban, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the materials on record. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that he would avail the remedy of filing a discharge before the concerned Court. 3. In the event, application is preferred, the concerned Court shall within an outer limit of four weeks decide the application seeking discharge and pass necessary orders, in accordance with law. 4. It is needless to observe that while considering the application seeking discharge, the concerned Court shall bear in - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49633 CRL.P No. 11104 of 2024 mind the law or the observations made by Courts in plethora of cases. Ordered accordingly and Criminal Petition is disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14 CT:SS