- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35533 CRL.P No. 4053 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4053 OF 2026 BETWEEN: CHETHAN KUMAR, S/O D.S.SRIRAMA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT NO.14/1, 1ST E CROSS, MATHIKERE, BENGALURU CITY - 560 054. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KANTHARAJAPPA M.G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY YESHWANTHAPURA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING AT BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT. SHWETHA, W/O CHETHAN KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT NO.14/1, 1ST E CROSS, MATHIKERE, BENGALURU CITY - 560 054. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35533 CRL.P No. 4053 of 2026 THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR FILED BY THE RESPONDENT IN THE LD XLIX ADDL.CJM, BENGALURU CITY IN CRIME NO.426/2025 FOR OFFENCES P/U/S 115(2), 118(1), 85, 351(2), 352 OF BNS REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, YESHWANTHAPURA POLICE STATION BENGALURU IN ANNEXURE-A BY ALLOWING THIS CRIMINAL PETITION. 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 - a constable stands before the Court calling in question the registration of a crime in Crime No.426/2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 85, 351(2) and 352 of the BNS, 2023. 2. Heard Sri. M.G. Kantharajappa, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Smt. Waheeda M.M., learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1 and have perused the material on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35533 CRL.P No. 4053 of 2026 3. The offence is not limited to the one punishable under Section 85 of the BNS, 2023, but it extends to Sections 118, 351 and 352 of the BNS, 2023. The ingredients of Section 118 of the BNS, 2023 are clearly met in the complaint. The complaint reads as follows: ¢£ÁAPÀ: 29/11/2025 gÀªÀjUÉ, ¥ÉÆ°Ã¸ï ¸À¨ï E£ïì¥ÉPÀÖgï AiÀıÀªÀAvÀ¥ÀÄgÀ ¥Éưøï oÁuÉ ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ £ÀUÀgÀ. gÀªÀjAzÀ, ±ÉéÃvÁ PÉÆÃA ZÉÃvÀ£ï PÀĪÀiÁgï, £ÀA. 14/1, E PÁæ¸ï, ªÀÄwÛPÉgÉ, ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ £ÀUÀgÀ. ªÉÆ.£ÀA.9008524866. ªÀiÁ£ÀågÉ, «µÀAiÀÄ: £À£ÀUÉ zÉÊ»PÀ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ªÀiÁ£À¹PÀ »A¸É ¤ÃqÀÄwÛgÀĪÀ £À£Àß UÀAqÀ ZÉÃvÀ£ï PÀĪÀiÁgï FvÀ£À «gÀÄzÀÞ zÀÆgÀÄ. ************* £Á£ÀÄ ªÉÄÃ¯É w½¹zÀ «¼Á¸ÀzÀ°è UÀAqÀ ZÉÃvÀ£ï PÀĪÀiÁgï ªÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ ºÀ¤ìPÁ, ªÀÄUÀ ¸Á¬Ä ZÀgÀuï gÀªÀgÉÆA¢UÉ ªÁ¸ÀªÁVzÀÄÝ, UÀÈ»tÂAiÀiÁVgÀÄvÉÛÃ£É £À£Àß UÀAqÀ ZÉÃvÀ£ï PÀĪÀiÁgï PÀ¤ßAUï ºÁåªÀiï gÀ¸ÉÛAiÀÄ°ègÀĪÀ r.¹.L.©. 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DzÀgÀÆ ¸ÀºÀ £Á£ÀÄ E°èAiÀĪÀgÉUÀÄ ªÀÄPÀ̼À ¨sÀ«µÀåzÀ ¸À®ÄªÁV ¸À»¹PÉÆArzÉÝ£ÀÄ. £Àß UÀAqÀ¤UÉ C£Àå ªÀÄ»¼ÉAiÀÄ eÉÆvÉ CPÀæªÀÄ ¸ÀA§AzsÀ EzÀÄÝ, DvÀ ¥Àæw gÁwæ £ÀªÀÄä ªÀÄ£ÉAiÀÄ°è EgÀzÉ DPÉAiÀÄ ªÀÄ£ÉUÉ ºÉÆÃV G½zÀÄPÉƼÀÄîwÛzÀÄÝ, £Á£ÀÄ F «µÀAiÀÄzÀ §UÉÎ £À£Àß UÀAqÀ£À£ÀÄß PÉýzÀPÉÌ £À£Àß UÀAqÀ - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35533 CRL.P No. 4053 of 2026 £À£ÀUÉ ºÁQ ¹ÖPï ¤AzÀ ºÉÆqÉzÀÄ ªÀiÁ£À¹PÀ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ zÉÊ»PÀ »A¸É ¤ÃrgÀÄvÁÛgÉ. £À£Àß UÀAqÀ DvÀ£À ¸ÉßûvÀgÀ£ÀÄß ªÀÄ£ÉUÉ PÀgÉzÀÄPÉÆAqÀÄ CªÀgÀ eÉÆvÉ ªÀÄzÀå¥Á£À ªÀiÁr £À£ÀUÉ PÉüÀĪÀ jÃw CªÀgÀ eÉÆvÉ £À£Àß §UÉÎ C¸À¨sÀåªÁV ªÀiÁvÀ£ÁqÀÄwÛgÀÄvÁÛgÉ. £Á£ÀÄ ¢£ÁAPÀ: 29/11/2025 gÀAzÀÄ ¨É¼ÀUÉÎ 5:00 UÀAmÉUÉ JzÀÄÝ ªÁQAUï ºÉÆÃV ªÀÄ£É PÉ®¸À ªÀiÁrPÉÆArzÀÄÝ, ¸ÀªÀÄAiÀÄ ¸ÀĪÀiÁgÀÄ 8:30 UÀAmÉUÉ £Á£ÀÄ CqÀÄUÉ ªÀiÁqÀÄwÛzÀÄÝ, £Á£ÀÄ £À£Àß UÀAqÀ£À §½ CqÀÄUÉ ¸ÁªÀiÁ£ÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ SÁ°AiÀiÁzÀ §UÉÎ w½¹zÀÄÝ, DUÀ £À£Àß UÀAqÀ £À£Àß eÉÆvÉ dUÀ¼À vÉUÉzÀÄ £À£Àß ¨ÁåUï£À°èzÀÝ °¥ï¹ÖPï AiÀiÁPÉ vÉUÉzÀÄ JAzÀÄ ºÉý ªÀÄ£ÉAiÀÄ°èzÀÝ ºÁQ ¹ÖPï ¤AzÀ JqÀUÉÊ vÉÆý¹ ºÉÆqÉ¢zÀÄÝ, PÉÊ ªÀÄĶ֬ÄAzÀ PÀtÂÚPÉ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ PÀÄwÛUÉAiÀÄ »A¨ÁUÀ UÀÄ¢Ý, £À£Àß PɼÀUÉ ºÁQPÉÆAqÀÄ ºÉÆmÉÖUÉ MzÀÄÝ, £À£Àß JqÀUÉÊ ¨ÉgÀ¼ÀÄUÀ¼À£ÀÄß PÀaÑ £À£Àß dÄlÄÖ »rzÀÄ ªÀģɬÄAzÀ ºÉÆgÀUÉ ºÁQ PÉlÖ ¥ÀzÀUÀ½AzÀ ¤A¢¹ ¨ÉzÀjPÉ ºÁQgÀÄvÁÛ£É. £ÀAvÀgÀ £Á£ÀÄ £À£Àß ¸ÀA§A¢üPÀjUÉ®è «µÀAiÀÄ w½¹zÀÄÝ, CªÀgÀ ¸ÀºÁAiÀÄ¢AzÀ £Á£ÀÄ aPÀvÉì ¥ÀqÉzÀÄ F ¢£À oÁuÉUÉ ºÁdgÁV zÀÆgÀÄ ¤ÃqÀÄwÛgÀÄvÉÛãÉ. DzÀÝjAzÀ £À£Àß UÀAqÀ£À «gÀÄzÀÞ ¸ÀÆPÀÛ PÁ£ÀÆ£ÀÄ PÀæªÀÄ vÉUÉzÀÄPÉƼÀî¨ÉÃPÉAzÀÄ PÉýPÉƼÀÄîvÉÛãÉ. ªÀAzÀ£ÉUÀ¼ÉÆA¢UÉ." 4. The petitioner being the constable has beaten the wife with hockey stick. If this cannot make an offence against the husband, I fail to understand what can be at this juncture. 5. Therefore, reserving liberty to the petitioner to re-approach this Court, in the event the final report is filed and the final report would go against him, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK; List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27