- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35119 CRL.P No. 12076 of 2023 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. 12076 OF 2023 BETWEEN: R. VENKATESH S/O RAGHAV ACHAR, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT NO. 221-1, RAJANAKUNTE, VENUGOPALASWAMY TEMPLE STREET, BENGALURU - 560 064. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANTHOSH KUMAR M.B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KODIGEHALLI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. BASAVARAJA B GOSAL S/O BHEEMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT AMMANIBHAVI VILLAGE AND POST, TQ AND DIST. DHARWARD - 581 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. DEEPTHI ALVA, HCGP R2 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35119 CRL.P No. 12076 of 2023 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S. 482 OF CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN SPL.C.C.NO.2147/2022 IN CR.NO.148/2022 BY THE RESPONDENT KODIGEHALLI P.S. FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 406,409,415,420,506 R/W 149 OF IPC AND SEC.21,23,25 OF THE BUDS ACT, ON THE FILE OF THE PRL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU AND SPL.COURT FOR BUD ACT AT BENGALURU VIDE ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner - accused No.6 is now at the doors of this Court calling in question the proceedings in Spl.C.C.2147/2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 409, 415, 420, 506 read with Section 149 of the IPC and Sections 21, 23 and 25 of the BUDS Act, 2019. 2. Heard Sri. Santhosh Kumar M.B., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Smt. Deepthi Alva, learned HCGP - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35119 CRL.P No. 12076 of 2023 appearing for respondent No.1 and have perused the material on record. 3. The petitioner along with six others establish a firm by name 'V care Online Learning App' and is alleged to have collected amount of Rs.200 crores from public all over the State assuring that they would provide classes to students through the online learning app. Neither classes happen nor students get any kind of education. Therefore, the crime comes to be registered by respondent No.2 that there has been cheating in the case at hand for several crores of rupees. The police conduct investigation and file a charge sheet, which is now pending in Special C.C.No.2147/2022. 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C®èzÉ F §UÉÎ ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ £ÀUÀgÀzÀ D¦üø什 PÉüÀ®Ä ºÉÆÃUÀÄwÛzÀÝ ¸ÁªÀðd¤PÀjUÉ D¦üøï£À MAzÀ£Éà ªÀĺÀrAiÀÄ°è «-PÉÃgï eÉÆvÉUÉ «- £ÀÆå¸ï -24 n.«. ZÁ£É¯ï C£ÀÄß £ÀqɸÀÄwÛgÀĪÀ J-7 DgÉÆæAiÀÄÄ vÁ£ÀÄ ¥Éæ¸ï j¥ÉÆÃlðgï JAzÀÄ vÀ£ÀUÉ gÁdQÃAiÀÄzÀªÀgÀÄ, ¥Éưøï D¢üPÁjUÀ¼ÀÄ, «.L.¦. UÀ¼ÀÄ ¥ÀjZÀAiÀĪÉAzÀÄ vÀªÀÄä ªÉÄÃ¯É K£ÁzÀgÀÆ zÀÆgÀÄ PÉÆlÖgÉ ¸ÀĪÀÄä£É ©qÀĪÀÅ¢®èªÉAzÀÄ, vÀªÀÄä£ÀÄß K£ÀÆ ªÀiÁqÀ®Ä DUÀĪÀÅ¢®è ªÉAzÀÄ ¨ÉzÀjPÉ ºÁPÀÄwÛgÀĪÀÅzÁV vÀ¤SɬÄAzÀ zÀÈqsÀ¥ÀnÖgÀÄvÀÛzÉ." 4. The summary of the charge sheet depicts glaring acts of cheating on behalf of the petitioner, who on the garb of the learning app, said to have cheated several persons to the tune of several crores. Therefore, the BUDS Act and the KPID are invoked in the case at hand. There can be no warrant of interference with the offences being so against the petitioner though he is accused No.6 as he is also the one who has established the firm with the other accused. Finding no merit in the petition, the petition stands dismissed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46