- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45727 CRL.P No. 1487 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1487 OF 2019 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. K.N.NAGENDRA REDDY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS S/O LATE NARAYANA REDDY RESIDING AT NO.55 KODIGEHALLI VILLAGE K.R.PURAM HOBLI BENGALURU-560 036. 2. SRI. V.CHINNAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O LATE VENKATAPPA R/AT NO.124 VENKATAPPA COLONY B.NARAYANAPURA DOORAVANI NAGAR POST BENGALURU-560 016. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VENKATESH R.BHAGAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY K.R.PURAM POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY SPP Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45727 CRL.P No. 1487 of 2019 HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SMT. SALMA BEGUM W/O R.SHAFIULLA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/A NO.2, 4TH STREET SLAUGHTER HOUSE ROAD SHIVAJINAGAR BENGALURU-560 057. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1; RESPONDENT - SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 01.06.2017/ 01.08.2017 TAKING COGNIZANCE FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 420, 464, 468, 471, 506, 120B R/W SEC.34 OF IPC ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU PASSED IN C.C.NO.19927/2017 BY THE 1ST ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU AS PER ANNEXURE- A AND THE CHARGE SHEET FILED IN CRIME NO.180/2015 BY THE POLICE INSPECTOR, CCB (F AND M SQUAD), BANGALORE, AT ANNEXURE-B AND AS ALL THE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT THERETO IN SO FAR AS THESE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45727 CRL.P No. 1487 of 2019 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER On the ground that the brother of the complainant (accused no.1) had executed a General Power of Attorney in favour of the petitioners herein (accused nos.2 and 3) in respect of a property belonging to the complainant and that the petitioners had thereafter sold the same in favour of third parties (accused nos.4 and 5), the complainant lodged a complaint with respondent no.1-Police which resulted in C.C.No.19927/2017 being registered on the file of I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru. 2. The present petition is filed challenging the proceedings against the petitioners in C.C.No.19927/2017. The contention of the petitioners is that, they were not aware as to who was the owner of the property. Accused no.1 represented to them that he is the actual owner of the property and produced certain documents and believing the same to be true the petitioners accepted the GPA executed by - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45727 CRL.P No. 1487 of 2019 accused no.1 in their favour and thereafter have sold the property to third parties. It is further submitted the said transaction also gave rise to a civil dispute between the complainant and accused no.1 who is none other than her brother and that the said civil dispute has ended in a compromise and the complainant herself has given a statement before respondent no.1-Police stating that there is no fault on part of the petitioners herein. 2. Respondent no.2/complainant is served and unrepresented. 3. Learned High Court Government Pleader upon instruction submits that the case is essentially civil in nature and the same has ended in a compromise and he also submits that respondent no.2 has subsequently given a statement before the Police stating that there is no fault on the part of the petitioners herein and that she is satisfied by the compromise. His submission is placed on record. 4. Hence the following: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45727 CRL.P No. 1487 of 2019 ORDER 1. The proceedings in C.C.No.19927/2017 pending on the file of I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru insofar as it relates to the petitioners herein are concerned stand quashed; 2. The criminal petition stands allowed accordingly. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17