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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14769 CRL.P No. 2307 of 2025 C/W CRL.P No. 2309 of 2025 CRL.P No. 2310 of 2025 AND 2 OTHERS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2307 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2309 OF 2025 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2310 OF 2025 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2315 OF 2025 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2321 OF 2025
IN CRL.P No. 2307/2025 BETWEEN:
1. C.N.LATHA W/O R.NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. 2. R.NAGARAJ S/O RANAGANAYAKA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka
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3. NIKHIL RAJ S/O R.NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. P P HEGDE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VENKATESH SOMAREDDI., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560001
2. SMT.NALINA W/O PUTTASIDDANAYAKA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/A 6TH CROSS, BHRAMARAMBA E, CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571313. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1;
SRI. NAMAN VANKDARI.M, ADVOCATE FOR R2)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 01.02.2025 AS CRIME. NO.20/2025 OF
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CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 420, 504 AND 506 OF IPC, ON THE FILE BEFORE FILE OF ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN.) AND CJM COURT, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT. IN CRL.P NO. 2309/2025 BETWEEN:
1. C.N.LATHA W/O R.NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS URDU SCHOOL, R/A BESIDE, CHACHARAJANAGAR TALUK CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127
2. R.NAGARAJU S/O RANAGANAYAKA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. 3. NIKHIL RAJ S/O R.NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. P P HEGDE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI.
VENKATESH SOMAREDDI., ADVOCATE) AND:
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1. STATE OF KARNATAKA KARNATAKA BY CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560001
2. SMT.JAYASHILA INVESTIGATING OFFICER/RESPOND W/O LATE P.NAGESH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/A BEHIND VHP SCHOOL, CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571313. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1;
SMT. MANJULA.D, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 01.02.2025 AS CRIME NO. 21/2025 OF CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN POLICE STATION FOR THE O/P/U/S 420 AND 504 OF IPC, ON THE FILE BEFORE FILE OF ADDL CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN) AND CJM COURT, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT. IN CRL.P NO. 2310/2025 BETWEEN:
1. C.N.LATHA W/O R.NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS
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R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. 2. R.NAGARAJ S/O RANAGANAYAKA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. 3. NIKHIL RAJ S/O R.NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. P P HEGDE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VENKATESH SOMAREDDI., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560001
2. SMT.JYOTHI W/O RACHANAYAKA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS R/A 1ST CROSS, NAYAKARA BEEDI,
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CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571313. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1; SMT.
MANJULA.D, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 01.02.2025 AS CRIME NO.19/2025 OF CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 420 AND 504,506,34 OF IPC, ON THE FILE BEFORE THE FILE OF ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN.) AND CJM COURT, CHAMRAJANAGAR DISTRICT. IN CRL.P NO. 2315/2025 BETWEEN:
1. C.N. LATHA W/O R.NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. 2. R.NAGARAJU S/O RANAGANAYAKA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. - 7 -
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3. NIKHIL RAJ S/O R.NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. 4. LIKITH RAJ S/O R.NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. ...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. P P HEGDE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VENKATESH SOMAREDDI., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560001
2. SMT.PREMAKUMARI.R W/O RAJU AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/A DR, MANJUNATH HOUSE, BEHIND SUB JAIL, CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571313. ...RESPONDENTS
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(BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1;
SRI. POOJAPPA.J, ADVOCATE FOR R2)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 01.02.2025 AS CRIME NO.
23/2025 OF CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN POLICE STATION FOR THE O/P/U/S 420, 504 AND 34 OF IPC, ON THE FILE BEFORE FILE OF ADDL CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN) AND CJM COURT, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT. IN CRL.P NO. 2321/2025 BETWEEN:
1. C N LATHA W/O R.NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. 2. R.NAGARAJ S/O RANAGANAYAKA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. 3. NIKHIL RAJ S/O R.NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS R/A BESIDE URDU SCHOOL, HARADANAHALLI, CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571127. - 9 -
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...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. P P HEGDE, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VENKATESH SOMAREDDI., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560001
2. SMT.C.S.SUDHA W/O SIDDANAYAKA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/A HOUSE NO 19/316, NEAR MDCC BANK, RAILWAY EXTENSION, HEBBASURU VILLAGE, CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN, CHAMARAJANAGAR, KARNATAKA-571313 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1;
DR.S.U.SHYAM KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 01.02.2025 AS CRIME NO. 22/2025 OF CHAMARAJANAGAR TOWN POLICE STATION FOR THE O/P/U/S 420 AND 506,504,34 OF IPC, ON THE FILE BEFORE FILE OF ADDL CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN) AND CJM COURT, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT. - 10 -
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THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
ORAL ORDER
Heard Sri. P.P. Hegde, learned Senior counsel for Sri. Venkatesh Somareddi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri. Anoop Kumar, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri.
Naman Vankdari M., learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2. 2. The petitioners in all these cases are said to have secured certain amounts from the hands of the respondent/complainants. For what purpose it is taken, whether it is returned or not, is what is required to be investigated into. 3. The learned Senior counsel after arguing the matter at length would submit that a complaint dated 30.01.2025 was also registered by the petitioners against the first informant, which is not even taken forward by the respondent/Police. - 11 -
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Therefore, the respondent/Police shall now look into the complaint. If it projects a cognizable offence, cannot shy away from registering an FIR and investigating the matter into, only if it falls within the parameters of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of LALITA KUMARI v. GOVERNMENT OF U.P. reported in (2014) 2 SCC 1. 4. As observed herein above, the investigation which is necessary to be continued in the case at hand shall continue. Reserving liberty to the petitioners to knock at the doors of this Court, in the event the final report would go against them, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE
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