- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34720 CRL.P No. 8379 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8379 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SMT. LATHA W/O ANANDMURTHY.C AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT HIRANDAHALLI BIDARAHALLI HOBLI BENGALURU - 560 049. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. USHA M.S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY KARNATAKA REPRESETENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSEUCTOR AVALAHALLI POLICE STATION., BENGALURU - 560 049. 2. KUMARI. XXX D/O PANDURANGA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 32/1 1ST FLOOR, 13TH CROSS MARGOSA ROAD, MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 560 003. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34720 CRL.P No. 8379 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THIS PETITIONER WHO IS ARRAYED AS ACCUSED NO.2 IN S.C.NO.280/2023 PUNISHABLE FOR THE OFFENCES U/S 506, 201, 376, 384, 406, 420, 114 R/W 34 OF IPC, 66(E) OF IT ACT. PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE 6TH ADDITITONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU RURAL. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before the Court calling in question the proceedings in C.C.No.9516/2023 arising out of S.C.No.280/2023 registered for the offences punishable under sections 506, 201, 376, 384, 406, 420, 114 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('the IPC' for short) and Section 66(E) of the Information Technology Act, 2000. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34720 CRL.P No. 8379 of 2026 2. Heard Smt. Usha M.S., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. K. Nageshwarappa, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1. 3. The petitioner is accused No.2. On 22.08.2022, the complainant registers a complaint against one Anandamurthy and the present petitioner, who are husband and wife. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner/accused No.2, the wife has recorded the act of rape of the husband/accused No.1 on a girl by name Pooja. The complaint results in the Police conducting investigation and filing a charge sheet. The charge sheet leads the petitioner to file an application seeking discharge from the array of accused before the concerned Court. The concerned Court rejects the application for discharge. Therefore, the petitioner now stands before this Court in the subject petition. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no role to play at all. All the allegations are against the accused No.1. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34720 CRL.P No. 8379 of 2026 5. I decline to accept the said submission of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner on a sheer perusal at the summary of the charge sheet. 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Fೕ/ಾ ೋ=& ^ೕAದರು 5ಾಜಪ.AರುವL]ಲE. ಅವರು 5ಾಜಪ.Aದ ನಂತರ ;ಾಖXಾJಗಳb ಮತು ಾ;ಾರರ 5ೇ#ೆಗಳನುD ಕಲಂ: 173 (8) .ಆ?.. ಅAಯ%E ಘನ ಾಾಲಯೆr ಸ%Eೊಳ4XಾಗುವLದು. 5ಾಗು ಈ ಪ8ಕರಣದ%E, ೆ.ಆ?. ಪLರಂ @ಾಲುಪಟ> ಸಂCೆ 134/2022 ರ%E ನಮೂದು @ಾAರುವ ವಸುಗಳನುD 5ಾಗು ಆವಲಹ#4, $%ೕ& 'ಾ(ೆ @ಾಲುಪ=> ಸಂCೆ 186/2022 ರ%E ನಮೂದು @ಾAರುವ ಾರನುD ;ೋಷೋಪ(ಾ ಪ=> Oೊ/ೆ ಕಳb7ಸುJದುV .ಆ?. @ಾಡಲು ೋF;ೆ, 5ೊಸೋxೆ ಸಾ.F ಆಸU/ೆ8ಯ ೈದರು yೇಖರ(ೆ @ಾAೊ=>ರುವ ಆೋೆ ಸಂಬಂ]ದ ವಸುಗಳನುD 'ಾ(ಾ @ಾಲುಪಟ> ಸಂCೆ, 74/2023 ರ%E, ನಮೂದು @ಾAೊಂಡು ಪFೕzೆಾP ಕಳb7ದುV ಎ{.ಎ&.ಎe ^ಂದ ವರ] ^ೕAzÀÄÝ. @ಾಲುಗಳನುD ^ೕAರುವL]ಲE, ಎ{.ಎ&.ಎe ^ಂದ ವಸುಗಳನುD ಪgೆದು ನಂತರ ಘನ ಾಾಲಯೆr ಸ%Eೊಳ4XಾಗುವLದು." The allegation against the petitioner is that she is the wife of accused No.1 and the accused No.1 has committed the act of rape for which the petitioner/accused No.2 has abetted by making the victim drink a particular juice, after which the act of rape is committed and the petitioner/accused No.2 has recorded/filmed the said act of rape on her mobile phone. If - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:34720 CRL.P No. 8379 of 2026 this cannot be an offence, what else can be an offence that merits trial, I fail to understand. 6. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that mobile phone does not contain anything of that sort, all of which should be projected before the concerned Court in a full blown trial. Finding No merit to entertain the petition under Section 482 of the to Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petition stands dismissed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10