- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3009 CRL.P No. 17361 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17361 OF 2025 BETWEEN: NARAYANASWAMY, S/O LATE CHIKKANNA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT MUDDANAPALYA VILLAGE, VISHWANEEDAM POST, YESHWANTHAPURA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU – 560 091. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAYASIMHA K. P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, POLICE INSPECTOR ANNAPOORNESHWARINAGARA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. C.R.CHANNABASAPPA, S/O LATE C.RAJAPPA SHETTY, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3009 CRL.P No. 17361 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.34, 1ST CROSS, NAGARABHAVI 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU – 560 072. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C., (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PCR NO.12134/2022 IN CRIME NO.199/2022 P/U/S 415, 416, 420, 425, 463, 464, 465, 468, 470, 471, R/W 34 OF IPC THE SAID CASE WAS PENDING BEFORE THE V ACMM COURT AT BANGALORE REGARDING THE P.C.R.NO.12134/2022 OF THE PETITIONER TO BE QUASHED, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND THAT THIS HONBLE COURT MAY ISSUE THE DIRECTIONS TO THE TRIAL COURT TO CONSIDER THE "B" REPORT IN CRIME NO.199/2022 P/U/S 415, 416, 420, 425, 463, 464, 465, 468, 470, 471, R/W 34 OF IPC THE B REPORT MARKED AS ANENXURE-D. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3009 CRL.P No. 17361 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Petitioner is before this Court calling in question the registration of a crime in Crime No.199/2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 415, 416, 420, 425, 463, 464, 465, 468, 470, 471, read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 2. Heard Jayasimha K.P., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri.B.N.Jagadeesha, learned Addl. SPP appearing for the respondent-State and have perused the material on record. 3. The history to the case is a lurking dispute between the parties in O.S.No.4144/2015 and later in R.F.A.No.1067/2019 in which the petitioner has become successful. A private complaint comes to be registered on 05.03.2022 on an issue which is purely civil in nature. 4. Learned Addl. SPP appearing for the respondent- State submits that the police after investigation have filed a 'B' - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3009 CRL.P No. 17361 of 2025 report. In the normal circumstance, such crimes would not be permitted to be investigated into, but the State has now filed a 'B' report. Therefore, the concerned Court shall answer the 'B' report within an outer limit of eight weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of the order. In the event, concerned Court would take cognizance of the offences after accepting the protest memo, the petitioner is at liberty to knock at the doors of this Court, yet again. Ordered accordingly and Criminal Petition is disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 75 CT:SS