- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010510152025 NC: 2026:KHC:41984 CRL.P No. 11167 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11167 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SMT. SUVARNALATHA GADIGEPPAGOUDAR, D/O GURUNAGOUDA GADIGEPPAGOUDAR, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT SUBHASH NAGAR, GOKULADHAMA, GUDIHAL ROAD, OLD HUBLI, HUBLI-580 024. CONTACT NO. 9916652148, …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SUVARNALATHA GADIGEPPAGOUDAR, PARTY-IN- PERSON) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER, VIDHANA SOUDHA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SHRI. SAGAR MOHAN HIREMANI, S/O. MOHAN HIREMANI, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/O. NO.93, 1ST CROSS, Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010510152025 NC: 2026:KHC:41984 CRL.P No. 11167 of 2025 SAHADEVANAGAR, R.N.S. ROAD, OLD HUBLI-580 024. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR R-1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) TO QUASH THE FIR DULY REGISTERED IN CR.NO.72/2025 (ANNEXURE-B) FILED THEREIN FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 420, 465, 468, 471 OF THE IPC AT VIDHANA SOUDHA P.S. CUBBONPETE SUB DIVISION, BENGALURU ON THE FILE OF THE 41ST ACJM COURT, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The subject petition is challenged calling in question the registration of a crime in Crime No.72/2025 registered for offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010510152025 NC: 2026:KHC:41984 CRL.P No. 11167 of 2025 2. Heard Smt.Suvarnalatha Gadigeppagoudar, petitioner-in-person, Smt.Rashmi Patel, learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1, Sri.Chetan Kulkarni, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the material on record. 3. This Court on 27.07.2026, finding no representation on behalf of the petitioner who appears in person, the following order was passed: “There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner-in-person. List this matter on 07.08.2026 for admission. In the event, there would be no representation, appropriate orders would be passed.” Even today, there is no representation. The subject petition is filed prior to an order passed by this Court on 25.11.2025 in W.P.No.106372/2025, which reads as follows: "ORAL ORDER The Co-ordinate Bench of this Court on 11.09.2025 had passed the following order: "1. Smt. Archana Magadum, learned counsel is directed to accept notice for respondent No.1. - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010510152025 NC: 2026:KHC:41984 CRL.P No. 11167 of 2025 2. Issue notice to respondent No.2, returnable by 12.11.2025. 3. In view of the order passed by Co-ordinate bench of this Court dated 04.08.2025 in Criminal petition No.11167 of 2025, the further proceedings in DCE No.83 of 2024, pending before respondent No.1 is stayed, till the next date hearing. 4. Process fee and copies to be furnished by end of day 15.09.2025, failing which, interim order will stand automatically vacated. 5. I.A. No.1/2025 filed seeking permission to appear in person, is allowed. I.A. No.2/2025 is dismissed as not pressed. 6. Re-list on 12.11.2025." The petitioner, who is said to be appearing in-person, is before the Court calling in question the proceedings instituted by the Bar Council under Section 35 of the Advocates' Act. The interim order is granted on the score that Criminal Petition No.11167/2025 and further proceedings are stayed therein and the subject complaint would amount to enquiring all over again and would border upon jeopardy. The petitioner, in-person, after 11.09.2025 has not appeared. The matter was listed on 12.11.2025 and interim order stood extended. Again on 14.11.2025 interim order stood extended. Again on 19.11.2025 interim order stood extended. Though, it is not recorded on all those dates, the petitioner, in person, was not present. Even today, the petitioner, in-person, is not present. The learned counsel representing the 2nd respondent- complainant both in the crime and before the Bar council, takes this Court through the elaborate statement of objections so filed to contend that the petitioner allegedly runs a school by name Sikshana Siri and had approached this Court in Writ Petition No.106747/2025 seeking several relief which comes to be dismissed. The claim was that the grants to the petitioner's institution was not released. The prayer sought in the writ petition is as follows: - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010510152025 NC: 2026:KHC:41984 CRL.P No. 11167 of 2025 a. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondent authorities to forthwith take action against the four illegal schools based on the report and confirmation by the DDPI, Dharwad at ANNEXURE-S and P respectively and to take action as per ANNEXURE-S functioning within the Hubballi City, BEO range, in terms of the repeated directions issued by the Government of Karnataka, the Principal Secretary, the Commissioner for Public Instruction, and the District Commissioner, including de-recognition of such schools and recovery of the government grants illegally drawn by them as per Report of DDPI Dharwad Annexure-S dated 19-09-24 bearing No.G2 (1). SHASHIA/ANADHIKRUTA SHALE/DOORU/ 2023-24. b. Direct the respondent authorities to take appropriate disciplinary and penal action against erring officials, including the DDPI, Dharwad and BEO, Hubballi City Range, who have wilfully failed to comply with repeated government directions, thereby facilitating illegality; c. Direct the respondent authorities to ensure continuation of recognition, SATS entry and UDISE updation of the petitioner's institution Shree Saraswathi Vidyapeetha, Vidhyanikethan English Medium School, Hubballi without obstruction, and to extend all entitlements lawfully available to the petitioner's institution; d. Pass such other order or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity. The period which the petitioner claims that the grants were not released are for the year 2023-2024. The petitioner is said to possess Bachelor of Law qualification. The degree certificate is issued by the Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. The University has rendered a certificate which depicts that the petitioner has secured LL.B and has passed out in the year 2020. Another leaving certificate is available on record by the same college. She appears to have passed out in the year 2020 but the examination is held in 2004. It is un-understandable as to how such certificates are even generated by the University. On the strength of the leaving certificate and the certificate, as aforesaid, the petitioner is said to have applied to the Karnataka Bar Council for enrolling herself as an advocate. The petitioner, on the strength of the aforesaid documents which prima facie generates doubt about its existence, - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010510152025 NC: 2026:KHC:41984 CRL.P No. 11167 of 2025 enrolls as an advocate in the Bar Council on 13.01.2023. All these factors would clearly indicate that the petitioner runs a school. At the time of running the school and being its Founder President, at the same time, studies in Meerut, secures an LL.B. It is shocking that the petitioner is omni present. However, she is not present before this Court. List this matter on 04.12.2025 at 4:00pm for further hearing. In the event, the petitioner would not be present, as this is the 5th occasion of her absence, the interim order would get automatically vacated and the petitioner would run the risk of getting the writ petition itself dismissed subject to the aforesaid observations, the interim order subsisting shall continue till the next date of hearing." 4. It was indicated that the petitioner ran a school and depicted herself to be a founder President, at the same time, studies LLB in Meerut, secures a degree and enrolls as an advocate in the Bar Counsel apart from running a school. Therefore, it was found that the petitioner was ubiquitous present everywhere at the same time. The present crime is registered against the petitioner on several scores of cheating and forgery. It transpires that the Bar Council noticing the fact that the very enrolment of the petitioner was on fake certificate, has placed the enrolment under suspension. The proceedings are pending before the Bar Council. On all these - 7 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010510152025 NC: 2026:KHC:41984 CRL.P No. 11167 of 2025 factors forms the subject crime. Investigation in the least is a must in cases of this nature. Therefore, reserving liberty to the petitioner to knock at the doors of this Court all over again, if the final report is filed and the final report would go against the petitioner, the petition stands dismissed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 33