- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49256 CRL.P No. 15795 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. 15795 OF 2025 BETWEEN: NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL (SCHOOL FUNCTIONING UNDER THE N.A.F.L TRUST HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560 102, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE 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 H.S.R LAYOUT PS, 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 Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49256 CRL.P No. 15795 of 2025 (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1 & R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER QUASHING THE F.I.R AND ITS CONSEQUENTIAL PROCEEDINGS IN CR.NO.57/2022 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 417, 418, 420, 465, 468, 471 OF I.P.C, PENDING BEFORE THE LD. 39TH 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, the learned Magistrate not passing any orders on the ‘B’ report, filed before the Court on 25.05.2022. 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.57/2022 of HSR Layout Police Station against the Secretary of one National Public School, NGV, Koramangala for the offence punishable under Section - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49256 CRL.P No. 15795 of 2025 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. Therefore, necessary directions have to be, issued to the jurisdictional Magistrate. Accordingly, the following: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49256 CRL.P No. 15795 of 2025 ORDER The learned Magistrate is directed to pass orders on the ‘B’ report filed by the HSR Layout Police in Crime No.57/2022, 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.: 105