- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3366 CRL.P No. 3940 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3940 OF 2025 BETWEEN: AISHWARYA G D/O.S.GURUSWAMY, R/AT.NO.704, 3RD CROSS, 1ST MAIN, 'I'-BLOCK RAMAKRISHNANAGARA, MYSURU-570 022 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUDHARSHAN L., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY WOMEN POLICE, MYSURU CITY REP., BY THE STATE PUBLIC P ROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001 2. MRS.R.V.HARSHITHA W/O.MR.RAGHUL SELVAM, D/O.MR.R.T. VENKATESH, AGE-27 YEARS RAJANABELAGULI VILLAGE, KANAGAL POST, PERIYAPATNA TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT-571 107 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, LEARNED HCGP FOR R1 SRI.SHARATH S GOWDA, ADVOCATEMFOR R2) R Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3366 CRL.P No. 3940 of 2025 THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET IN C.C NO.25/2025, ARISING FROM CRIME NO.13/2024 REGISTERED AT MYSURU CITY WOMEN POLICE STATION, PENDING BEFORE THE COURT OF THE VII ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, MYSURU FOR O/P/U/S 498A, 504 AND 506 R/W SECTION 34 OF THE IPC, AS WELL AS SECTION 3, 4 AND 6 OF THE D.P ACT. 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 this court seeking the following relief: i. To quash the charge sheet in CC.No.25/2025 arising from Crime No.13/2024 registered at Mysuru City Women Police Station, pending before the Court of the VII Addl. Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, Mysuru for offenses punishable under Sections 498A, 504 and 506 read with Section 34 of IPC as well as Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, in the interest of justice. 2. Petitioner-Accused No.5 is at the doors of this court calling in question registration of the crime for proceedings in CC.No.25/2025 registered for offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 of the IPC and Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 3. Heard Sri. Sudarshan L., learned counsel for the Petitioner, Sri. Vinay Mahadevaiah, learned HCGP for the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3366 CRL.P No. 3940 of 2025 Respondent No.1 and Sri. Sharath S. Gowda, learned counsel for the Respondent No.2. 4. Facts in brief of the case are as follows: The petitioner is Accused No.5. The 2nd respondent is the complainant and wife of one Raghul Selvam-Accused No.1, who is not before this court. The marriage between Accused No.1 and the complainant turns sour. On the relationship turning sour, it transpires that the wife registers a complaint against several members of the family and the present petitioner which becomes a crime in Crime No.13/2024 for the afore-quoted offences. Police after investigation file the charge sheet drawing the petitioner also, into the web of proceedings as accused No.5. The registration of the proceedings and filing of the charge sheet has driven the petitioner-Accused No.5 to this court in the subject petition. 5. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would vehemently contend that the Accused No.5 is allegedly said to be a paramour, who cannot be drawn into the web of proceedings under Section 498A of the IPC and any other offence. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3366 CRL.P No. 3940 of 2025 6. The learned counsel appearing for the complainant submits that though Section 498A of the IPC cannot be filed against a paramour or even the offences under the Dowry Prohibition Act, the other offences under Sections 323, 504 and 506 of the IPC are clearly met against the petitioner, accused No.5 and therefore would seek dismissal of the petition in so far as those offences in the least, but would however, contend that the offence under Section 498A is entertainable against a paramour who has been instrumental for the disturbance in the family of the accused No.1 and the complainant. 7. The Learned HCGP would toe the lines of the counsel appearing for the complainant and has narrated the relationship between the parties. The accused no.5, the present petitioner is admittedly a stranger who is said to be a paramour of the accused No.1 - husband. The complaint is then registered by the complainant, which triggers the registration of the crime. 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DzÀÝjAzÀ ªÉÄîÌAqÀ «µÀAiÀÄPÉÌ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀAvÉ WÀ£À ¨ÁAzsÀªÀgÀ°è ¥Áæyð¹PÉƼÀÄîªÀÅzÉãÉAzÀgÉ £À£Àß UÀAqÀ£ÁzÀ gÁºÀÄ¯ï £À£Àß CvÉÛAiÀiÁzÀ vÉʯÉñÀéj £À£Àß ªÀiÁªÀ£ÁzÀ ¹®A§Ä ¸É®éA £À£Àß CvÉÛAiÀÄ vÁ¬ÄAiÀiÁzÀ ªÉ£Àäw ªÀÄvÀÄÛ CªÀgÀ ¥ÉæÃAiÀĹAiÀiÁzÀ L±ÀéAiÀÄð gÀªÀgÀ «gÀÄzÀÞ PÁ£ÀÆ£ÀÄ PÀæªÀÄ dgÀÄV¹ £À£ÀUÉ £ÁåAiÀÄ PÉÆr¸À¨ÉÃPÀÄ JAzÀÄ ¥Áæyð¹PÉƼÀÄîvÉÛãÉ. ªÀAzÀ£ÉUÀ¼ÉÆA¢UÉ, EAw vÀªÀÄä «±Áé¹ (ºÀ¶ðvÀ Dgï.«) ¤ªÉÃzÀ£É:- ¢£ÁAPÀ: 18/01/2024 gÀAzÀÄ ¸ÀĪÀiÁgÀÄ 13:00 UÀAmÉAiÀÄ°è ¦AiÀiÁðzÀÄzÁgÀgÀÄ oÁuÉUÉ ºÁdgÁV ¤ÃrzÀ °TvÀ zÀÆgÀ£ÀÄß ¹éÃPÀj¹ ºÀt ªÉÆ.¸ÀA.13/2024, PÀ®A 498(a), 504, 506 r/w 149 IPC, 3, 4 D.P. Act, jÃvÁå ¥ÀæPÀgÀt zÁR°¹gÀÄvÉÛãÉ.” 8. I have given my anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsels for the respective parties and have perused the material available on record. 9. In the entire complaint, the narration against the petitioner is that that husband of the complainant’s husband- - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3366 CRL.P No. 3940 of 2025 accused No.1 had illicit relationship with the petitioner even before the marriage and it continued even after the marriage with the complainant. Tthe husband and in-laws demanded for dowry even after marriage and the husband for the sake of the petitioner abused the complainant physically and mentally. The police after investigation filed the charge sheet. The summary of the charge sheet as obtaining in column number 17 of the charge sheet reads as follows: “¦üAiÀiÁðzÀÄzÁgÀgÁzÀ ²æêÀÄw ºÀ¶ðvÀ Dgï « PÉÆÃA gÁWÀÄ¯ï ¸É®éAgÀªÀgÀÄ oÁuÉUÉ ºÁdgÁV ¤ÃrzÀ zÀÆj£À ¸ÁgÁA±ÀªÉãÉAzÀgÉ, ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄÄ DgÉÆæ-1 gÁWÀÄ¯ï ¸É®éA gÀªÀgÀ£ÀÄß ¢£ÁAPÀ: 15.03.2021 gÀAzÀÄ ªÀÄzÀĪÉAiÀiÁVzÀÄÝ, ªÀÄzÀĪÉAiÀÄ ¸ÀªÀÄAiÀÄzÀ°è DgÉÆæ-1, DgÉÆæ-2 ¹®A§Ä ¸É®éA, DgÉÆæ-3 vÉʯÉñÀéj ªÀÄvÀÄÛ DgÉÆæ-4 ªÉãÀäw gÀªÀgÀÄUÀ¼À ¨ÉÃrPÉ ªÉÄÃgÉUÉ ¸ÁPÀµÀÄÖ ªÀgÀzÀQëuÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß PÉÆnÖzÀÄÝ, ªÀÄzÀĪÉAiÀiÁzÀ £ÀAvÀgÀ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄÄ DgÉÆæ-1,2,3,4 gÀªÀgÀÄUÀ¼À eÉÆvÉAiÀÄ°è ªÁ¸ÀªÁVzÀÄÝ, F ¸ÀªÀÄAiÀÄzÀ°è DgÉÆæ-1,2,3,4 gÀªÀgÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ ºÉaÑ£À ªÀgÀzÀQëuÉ ºÀt vÀgÀĪÀAvÉ ¦AiÀiÁð¢UÉ ªÀiÁ£À¹PÀ ºÁUÀÆ zÉÊ»PÀ QgÀÄPÀļÀ ¤ÃqÀÄwÛzÀÄÝ, DgÉÆæ-1 gÀªÀgÀÄ DgÉÆæ-5 L±ÀéAiÀÄð gÀªÀgÉÆA¢UÉ ZÁnAUï ªÀiÁqÀÄwÛzÀÄÝ, F §UÉÎ w½AiÀÄ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄÄ DgÉÆæ-1 gÀªÀgÀ §½ «ZÁj¸À¯ÁV DgÉÆæ-1 gÀªÀgÀÄ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ£ÀÄß ªÀÄzÀĪÉAiÀiÁUÀ¢zÀÝ°è DgÉÆæ-5 gÀ£ÀÄß ªÀÄzÀĪÉAiÀiÁV ¸ÀÄRªÁVgÀÄwÛzÉÝ JAzÀÄ ¦AiÀiÁð¢UÉ CªÁZÀå ±À§ÞUÀ½AzÀ ¤A¢¹ QgÀÄPÀļÀ ¤ÃqÀÄwÛzÀÄÝ, £ÀAvÀgÀzÀ ¢£ÀUÀ¼À°è ¦AiÀiÁð¢UÉ DgÉÆæ-5gÀªÀgÀÄ DgÉÆæ-1 gÀªÀjUÉ §gÉzÀ ¥ÉæêÀÄ¥ÀvÀæUÀ¼ÀÄ ¹QÌzÀÄÝ, ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ vÀªÀgÀÄ ªÀÄ£ÉUÉ ºÉÆÃUÀĪÀ ¥Àæw ºÀ§âPÉÌ ¨É¯É ¨Á¼ÀĪÀ a£ÁߨsÀgÀtªÀ£ÀÄß ¤ÃqÀ¨ÉÃPÉAzÀÄ ¨ÉÃrPÉ EqÀÄwÛzÀÄÝ CzÀgÀAvÉ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ vÀAzÉ vÁ¬Ä gÀªÀgÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ DgÉÆæ-1 gÀªÀjUÉ a£ÁߨsÀgÀt PÉÆnÖgÀÄvÁÛgÉ. £ÀAvÀgÀ ¢£ÁAPÀ 02.09.2022 gÀAzÀÄ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄÄ DgÉÆæ-1 gÀªÀgÀ eÉÆvÉ vÀªÀgÀÄ ªÀÄ£ÉUÉ ºÉÆÃVzÀÄÝ, DgÉÆæ-1 gÀªÀgÀÄ ªÁ¥À¸ÀÄì ºÉÆÃUÀĪÀ ¸À®ÄªÁV ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ£ÀÄß J¼ÉzÀÄPÉÆAqÀÄ ºÉÆÃUÀĪÁUÀ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄÄ ªÉÄnÖ®Ä eÁj ©zÀÄÝ PÁ®Ä ªÀÄÄj¢zÀÄÝ, DzÀgÀÆ ¸ÀºÀ DgÉÆæ-1,2,3 ªÀÄvÀÄÛ 4 gÀªÀgÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ£ÀÄß ZÉ£ÁßV £ÉÆÃrPÉƼÀîzÉà ªÀiÁ£À¹PÀ ºÁUÀÆ zÉÊ»PÀ QgÀÄPÀļÀ ¤ÃqÀÄwÛzÀÄÝ, £ÀAvÀgÀ ¢£ÁAPÀ 12.10.2023gÀAzÀÄ PÉÆAiÀĪÀÄvÀÆÛjUÉ ¥ÀÆeÉUÉ ºÉÆÃUÀĪÀ «µÀAiÀÄPÉÌ DgÉÆæ-1,2,3,4 gÀªÀgÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÉÆA¢UÉ dUÀ¼À ªÀiÁr QgÀÄPÀļÀ ¤ÃqÀÄwÛzÀÄÝ F ¸ÀªÀÄAiÀÄzÀ°è ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄÄ vÀªÀÄä vÀAzÉUÉ PÀgÉ ªÀiÁr «µÀAiÀÄ w½¹zÀÝjAzÀ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ ªÀiÁªÀ gÀAUÀ¸Áé«Ä, ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ aPÀÌ¥Àà gÀ« ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ vÀªÀÄä «eÉÃvïgÀªÀgÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ §AzÀÄ ¦AiÀiÁð¢AiÀÄ£ÀÄß PÀgÉzÀÄPÉÆAqÀÄ ºÉÆÃVgÀĪÀÅzÁV EvÁå¢AiÀiÁV DgÉÆæ-1,2,3,4 ªÀÄvÀÄÛ 5 gÀªÀgÀÄUÀ¼À «gÀÄzÀÞ PÁ£ÀÆ£ÀÄ jÃvÁå PÀæªÀÄ PÉÊUÉƼÀÄîªÀAvÉ ¤ÃrzÀ zÀÆgÀ£ÀÄß - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3366 CRL.P No. 3940 of 2025 ¹éÃPÀj¹ oÁuÁ ªÉÆ.¸À.13/2024 PÀ®A 498(J), 504, 506 gÉ.«. 149 L¦¹ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ 3,4 r¦ PÁAiÉÄÝ jÃvÁå ¥ÀæPÀgÀt zÁR°¹gÀÄvÉÛ.” 10. If the complaint and the charge sheet are read in tandem, what would unmistakably emerge is that the petitioner cannot be drawn into the web of crime, she being the alleged paramour and not a member of the family. It is settled principle of law that, a total stranger, a neighbour or a paramour cannot be drawn into the web of crime for offences punishable under Section 498A of the IPC in particular. The Apex Court in the case of DECHAMMA I.M. v. STATE OF KARNATAKA1, observes that a woman with whom a man has romantic relations outside of marriage would not be a “relative of the husband” under Section 498A of the IPC. The Apex Court holds as follows: “8. This Court, in the case of U. Suvetha (supra), had an occasion to consider a question as to whether the girlfriend or a woman with whom a man has had romantic or sexual relations outside of marriage would be a “relative of the husband” for the purposes of prosecution under Section 498A of IPC. 9. This Court, after considering the earlier judgments of this Court and the dictionary meaning of a relative, observed thus:— 1 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3853 - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3366 CRL.P No. 3940 of 2025 “18. By no stretch of imagination would a girlfriend or even a concubine in an etymological sense be a “relative”. The word “relative” brings within its purview a status. Such a status must be conferred either by blood or marriage or adoption. If no marriage has taken place, the question of one being relative of another would not arise.” 10. It could thus be seen that this Court has, in unequivocal terms, held that a girlfriend or even a woman with whom a man has had romantic or sexual relations outside of marriage could not be construed to be a relative. 11. Apart from that for bringing a case under Section 498A of IPC, the material placed on record should show that the ill treatment was meted out by the husband or a relative, which is connected with non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.” (Emphasis supplied) 11. In so far as the other offences punishable under Sections 323, 504 and 506 of the IPC are concerned, the ingredients of Section 504 and 506 of the IPC are found in Section 503. Section 503 of the IPC reads as follows: “503. Criminal intimidation.—Whoever threatens another with any injury to his person, reputation or property, or to the person or reputation of any one in whom that person is interested, with intent to cause alarm to that person, or to cause that person to do any act which he is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do any act which that person is legally entitled to do, as the means of avoiding the execution of such threat, commits criminal intimidation. - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3366 CRL.P No. 3940 of 2025 Explanation.—A threat to injure the reputation of any deceased person in whom the person threatened is interested, is within this section. Illustration A, for the purpose of inducing B to resist from prosecuting a civil suit, threatens to burn B's house. A is guilty of criminal intimidation.” 12. The interpretation of Section 503 of the IPC need not detain this court for longer till deep into the matter. The Apex Court in the case of MOHAMMED WAJID & ANOTHER v. STATE OF UP & OTHERS2 while considering and elucidating upon what would become an offence under Sections 504 and 506 of the IPC, observes as follows: “…. …. …. Sections 503, 504 and 506 IPC 25. Chapter XXII IPC relates to criminal intimidation, insult and annoyance. Section 503 reads thus: “503. Criminal intimidation.—Whoever threatens another with any injury to his person, reputation or property, or to the person or reputation of any one in whom that person is interested, with intent to cause alarm to that person, or to cause that person to do any act which he is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do any act which that person is legally entitled to do, as the means of avoiding the execution of such threat, commits criminal intimidation. Explanation.—A threat to injure the reputation of any deceased person in whom the person threatened is interested, is within this section. 2 2023 SCC OnLine SC 951 - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3366 CRL.P No. 3940 of 2025 Illustration A, for the purpose of inducing B to desist from prosecuting a civil suit, threatens to burn B's house. A is guilty of criminal intimidation.” 26. Section 504 reads thus: “504. Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace.—Whoever intentionally insults, and thereby gives provocation to any person, intending or knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause him to break the public peace, or to commit any other offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.” 27. Section 506 reads thus: “506. Punishment for criminal intimidation.— Whoever commits, the offence of criminal intimidation shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; if threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc.—and if the threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, or to cause the destruction of any property by fire, or to cause an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or to impute unchastity to a woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.” 28. An offence under Section 503 has the following essentials: (1) Threatening a person with any injury; (i) to his person, reputation or property; or (ii) to the person, or reputation of any one in whom that person is interested. (2) The threat must be with intent; (i) to cause alarm to that person; or (ii) to cause that person to do any act which he is not legally bound to do as the means of avoiding the execution of such threat; or - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3366 CRL.P No. 3940 of 2025 (iii) to cause that person to omit to do any act which that person is legally entitled to do as the means of avoiding the execution of such threat. 29. 29. Section 504 IPC contemplates intentionally insulting a person and thereby provoking such person insulted to breach the peace or intentionally insulting a person knowing it to be likely that the person insulted may be provoked so as to cause a breach of the public peace or to commit any other offence. Mere abuse may not come within the purview of the section. But, the words of abuse in a particular case might amount to an intentional insult provoking the person insulted to commit a breach of the public peace or to commit any other offence. If abusive language is used intentionally and is of such a nature as would in the ordinary course of events lead the person insulted to break the peace or to commit an offence under the law, the case is not taken away from the purview of the section merely because the insulted person did not actually break the peace or commit any offence having exercised self-control or having been subjected to abject terror by the offender. 30. In judging whether particular abusive language is attracted by Section 504 IPC, the court has to find out what, in the ordinary circumstances, would be the effect of the abusive language used and not what the complainant actually did as a result of his peculiar idiosyncrasy or cool temperament or sense of discipline. It is the ordinary general nature of the abusive language that is the test for considering whether the abusive language is an intentional insult likely to provoke the person insulted to commit a breach of the peace and not the particular conduct or temperament of the complainant. 31. Mere abuse, discourtesy, rudeness or insolence, may not amount to an intentional insult within the meaning of Section 504 IPC if it does not have the necessary element of being likely to incite the person insulted to commit a breach of the peace of an offence and the other element of the accused - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3366 CRL.P No. 3940 of 2025 intending to provoke the person insulted to commit a breach of the peace or knowing that the person insulted is likely to commit a breach of the peace. Each case of abusive language shall have to be decided in the light of the facts and circumstances of that case and there cannot be a general proposition that no one commits an offence under Section 504 IPC if he merely uses abusive language against the complainant. In King Emperor v. Chunnibhai Dayabhai [King Emperor v. ChunnibhaiDayabhai, (1902) 4 Bom LR 78] , a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court pointed out that: “To constitute an offence under Section 504 IPC it is sufficient if the insult is of a kind calculated to cause the other party to lose his temper and say or do something violent. Public peace can be broken by angry words as well as deeds.” (emphasis supplied) 32. A bare perusal of Section 506 IPC makes it clear that a part of it relates to criminal intimidation. Before an offence of criminal intimidation is made out, it must be established that the accused had an intention to cause alarm to the complainant. 33. In the facts and circumstances of the case and more particularly, considering the nature of the allegations levelled in the FIR, a prima facie case to constitute the offence punishable under Section 506 IPC may probably could be said to have been disclosed but not under Section 504 IPC. The allegations with respect to the offence punishable under Section 504 IPC can also be looked at from a different perspective. In the FIR, all that the first informant has stated is that abusive language was used by the accused persons. What exactly was uttered in the form of abuses is not stated in the FIR. 34. One of the essential elements, as discussed above, constituting an offence under Section 504 IPC is that there should have been an act or conduct amounting to intentional insult. Where that act is the use of the abusive words, it is necessary to know what those words were in order to decide whether the use of those words amounted to intentional - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3366 CRL.P No. 3940 of 2025 insult. In the absence of these words, it is not possible to decide whether the ingredient of intentional insult is present.” (Emphasis supplied) None of the ingredients of Sections 503, 504 and 506 of the IPC as stated in the afore-quoted judgment are found either in the complaint or in the charge sheet. 13. What remains is the offence under Section 323 of the IPC for which there is no wound certificate which could indicate that the petitioner had assaulted the complainant. In the absence of all these Sections, a paramour cannot be drawn into the web of proceedings for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the IPC, which is essentially attracted for a dispute between the family members. In that light, the petition deserves to succeed. 14. For the aforesaid reasons, the following: ORDER (i) Criminal Petition is allowed. (ii) Proceedings in C.C.No.25/2025 arising out of Crime No.13/2024 pending before the VII Additional - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3366 CRL.P No. 3940 of 2025 Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, Mysuru qua the petitioner stand quashed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE TS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29