- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14141 CRL.P No. 2040 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2040 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. MRS NAGA JOIS NAGARATHNA W/O LATE MR. H.N. NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, R/A NO.2341, 20TH CROSS, K.R. ROAD, BSK 2ND STAGE BANGALORE - 560 070. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANGAD KAMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SESHADRIPURAM POLICE STATION, BANGALORE, REPRESENTED BY HIGH COURT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2. MRS. INDRAMANI H, VIGILANCE AND STF, BDA HEAD OFFICE, KUMARA PARK WEST, SHESHADRIPURAM BANGALORE - 560 020 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14141 CRL.P No. 2040 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO a) QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 27.02.2025 PASSED BY THE LEAREND I ACJM, BENGALURU CITY, TAKING COGNIZANCE IN CC.NO.7683/2025 ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.29/2022 REGISTERED BY THE 1st RESPONDENT IN SHESHADRIPURAM P.S., FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 420, 465, 468, 471, 472 R/W 34 OF IPC AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER FURNISHED HEREWITH AS ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader is directed to accept notice for the respondent No.1. 2. The petitioner-accused No.1 is before this Court calling-in-question registration of a crime in Crime No.29/2022 registered by the respondent-No.1-Seshadripuram Police Station, for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 465, 468, 471 and 472 r/w Section 34 of IPC, pending on the file of the Learned I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru City, in C.C.No.7683/2025. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14141 CRL.P No. 2040 of 2026 3. Accused No.2,3 and 4 had approached this Court in Crl.P.No.5231/2022 challenging the impugned FIR. This Court vide order dated 13.09.2024 quashed the FIR against accused Nos.2, 3 and 4 therein. Therefore, this petition also requires to be disposed of in terms of the order passed by this Court in Crl.P.No.5231/2022 to maintain parity. 4. Accordingly, the Criminal petition is disposed of. The impugned proceedings in C.C.No.7683/2025, (arising out of Crime No.29/2022) pending on the file of the learned I Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru City, insofar it relates to the petitioner-accused No.1 herein, stands quashed. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE HR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 25