- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9625 CRL.P No. 102712 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102712 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. VENKATAGIRI PRAHLAD KULKARNI, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: PRIVATE SERVICE, RESIDING AT SANGOLLI RAYANNA NAGAR, DHARWAD-580 002. 2. NANDA VENKATAGIRI KULKARNI, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, RESIDING AT SANGOLI RAYANNA NAGAR, DHARWAD-580 002. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SAMIT PARVATIKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY VIDYAGIRI POLICE STATION, DHARWAD, R/BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH. 2. PRAHLAD KULKARNI, NO.166, SANGOLI RAYANNA NAGAR, NEAR MANJUNATH SCHOOL, DHARWAD-580 002. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023), PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR (ANNEXURE-A) AND COMPLAINT (ANNEXURE-B) IN CRIME NO.0121/2023 REGISTERED BY THE VIDYAGIRI POLICE STATION DHARWAD FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES UNDER SECTION 420, 468, 471, 506 R/W 34 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE 1860, ON THE FILE OF THE III ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM COURT DHARWAD. Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.08.04 15:17:25 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9625 CRL.P No. 102712 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Petitioners are before this Court with a prayer to quash the FIR in Crime No.121 of 2023 registered by Vidyagiri Police Station, Hubballi-Dharwad for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 468, 471, 506 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code. 2. Learned HCGP submitted that investigation of the case is already completed and charge sheet has been filed. 3. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioners to challenge the charge sheet in the manner known to law. 4. Submission is placed on record. 5. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 6. All contentions are kept open. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9625 CRL.P No. 102712 of 2025 7. I.A.No.1/2025 does not survive for consideration. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KGK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 70