- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010012102023 NC: 2026:KHC:49349 WP No. 340 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA WRIT PETITION NO.340 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: MR. LEPAKSHA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS S/O SIDDAIAH R/AT NO. 958/35 7TH CROSS, 2ND BLOCK BANASHANKARI 1ST STAGE BENGALURU - 560 050 …PETITIONER (BY SRI THANISH C. REDDY FOR SRI ABHINAV RAMANAND.A, ADVOCATES) AND: NATIONAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION A TRUST DULY REGISTER UNDER THE INDIAN TRUST ACT, 1882 HAVING ITS OFFICE AT SURVEY NO.152 (OLD NO. 52) HOSAKEREHALLI, RAJA RAJESHWARI NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 098 REPRESENTED BY ITS TRUSTEE MR. KRISHNAPPA SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS S/O KRISHNAPPA …RESPONDENT (BY VINAYAK G. GOWDA FOR SRI SHIVCHARAN R, ADVOCATES) Digitally signed by R MANJUNATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010012102023 NC: 2026:KHC:49349 WP No. 340 of 2023 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 06.08.2020 TAKING COGNIZANCE IN THE MATTER FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF THE NI ACT, 1881 AND IN DIRECTING TO REGISTER A CRIMINAL CASE IN C.C.NO.3134/2021 BY THE XXVIII ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE COURT AT BENGALURU VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE COMPLAINT IN PCR.NO.7680/2020 AT ANNEXURE-D FILED BEFORE THE XXVIII ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE COURT AT BENGALURU AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Case called out. A Joint memo is filed. 2. Placing the joint memo on record by exercising the power vested in this Court by following the principles of law enunciated in Ramgopal and another vs. State of Madhya Pradesh reported in (2022)14 SCC 531, petition needs to be allowed. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010012102023 NC: 2026:KHC:49349 WP No. 340 of 2023 3. Accordingly, following: ORDER Placing the joint memo on record, pending proceedings in C.C.No.3134/2021, on the file of XXVIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Bengaluru, is hereby quashed. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE MR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 65