- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21769 CRL.P No. 4249 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 4777 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4249 OF 2026 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4777 OF 2026 IN CRL.P No. 4249/2026: BETWEEN: 1. MISS. VAIBHAVI BHARADWAJ D/O VISHAL BHARADWAJ, AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, R/O OLD NO.49, NEW NO.90, THAIMOOGAMBIGAI NAGAR, SIRUPOOLUVAPATTY, TIRUPPUR, TAMIL NADU-641 603. (ADDRESS AS PER THE AADHAR) 2. MR. SYED SALEEM AHMED @ IMRAN, S/O SYED AHMED, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/O NO.288/8, ALAHALLI, ANJANAPURA, BANGALORE SOUTH – 560 062. (ADDRESS AS PER THE AADHAR) 3. MR. SAI RAGHAV, S/O GURUMURTHY GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/O NO.141 SUNCITY 2ND MAIN ROAD, JP NAGAR 7TH PHASE, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BANGALORE SOUTH – 560 076. NOTE: PETITIONER HAS NOT ARRAYED AS ACCUSED, BUT RESPONDENT NO.1 HAS ISSUED POLICE NOTICE TO PETITIONER NO.3) …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SACHIN KUMAR N M.,ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21769 CRL.P No. 4249 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 4777 of 2026 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS MALLESWARAMPOLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY. REP BY:- HIGH COURT STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. MR. NIKHIL H.D, S/O DHANANJAYA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O AT NO.21/1, 2ND CROSS, MD BLOCK, MALLESWARAM, BENGALURU CITY-560 003. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B N JAGADEESHA., ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SRI.MAHESH Y L., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 528 BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.0027/2026, REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT/MALLESWARAM POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 66(D) OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 AND SECTION 308(2) READ WITH SECTION 3(5) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023, PENDING BEFORE HON'BLE COURT OF XXXII A.C.J.M, BENGALURU AS PER THE ANNEXURE - A AS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED. IN CRL.P NO. 4777/2026: BETWEEN: SRI. NIKHIL. H. D. AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, S/O, SRI. DHANANJAIAH, R/A, NO. 21/1, 2ND CROSS, M.D. BLOCK, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU – 560 003. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHESH Y L, ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21769 CRL.P No. 4249 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 4777 of 2026 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY KODIGEHALLI POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. XXX D/O VISHAL BHARDWAJ, AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, BLUEBELLS PG FOR WOMEN, LANGFORD RD, AKKITHIMANA HALLI, LANGFORD GARDENS, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA 560 027. ALSO RESIDING AT OLD NO. 49, NEW NO. 90, TYANUIGAMBIGARAYANAGAR, TRIPURA VILLAGE, SIRUPULAVPATTI POST, TRIPURA DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU-641 603. NOTE: NAME OF COMPLAINAT IN FIR IS MASKED THE NAME MENTIONED ABOVE IS ACTUAL NAME) ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B N JAGADEESHA.,ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 528 BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO 1.QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.78/2026 REGISTERED BY THE AMRUTHAHALLI P.S FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 64, 70(1), 351(2) R/W 3(5) OF BNS 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE XLI A.C.J.M AT BENGALURU (ANNEXURE-A) AND B) QUASH THE COMPLAINT LODGED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 ON 22.02.2026 BEFORE AMRUTHAHALLI P.S. WHICH LED TO THE REGISTRATION OF FIR IN CR.NO.78/2026 REGISTERED BY AMRUTHAHALLI P.S. FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 64, 70(1), 351(2) R/W 3(5) OF BNS 2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE XLI A.C.J.M AT BENGALURU (ANNEUXRE-B) THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21769 CRL.P No. 4249 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 4777 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER In Crl.P.No.4249/2026, heard Sri.Sachin Kumar N.M, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri.B.N.Jagadeesha, learned Addl. SPP appearing for respondent No.1, Sri.Mahesh Y.L, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2; in Crl.P.No.4777/2026, heard Sri.Mahesh Y.L., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri.B.N.Jagadeesha, learned Addl. SPP appearing for the respondent and have perused the material on record. 2. These petitions are preferred calling in question a case and a counter case. A case and a counter case comes to be registered on an incident that takes place on 14.02.2026. The crimes are registered at different dates at different police stations. 3. A perusal at the complaint or the submission and contra-submission of the respective counsels in both the cases is indicative of the fact that investigation in the least in the case at hand is imperative. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21769 CRL.P No. 4249 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 4777 of 2026 4. In that light, I deem it appropriate to dispose these petitions with a direction for conduct of investigation, by whom is the question. Two crimes are registered. One in Amruthahalli Police Station and the other in Malleshwaram Police Station. Therefore, a solitary Investigating Officer of Amruthahalli Police Station shall conduct investigation into both the case and the counter case, leaving no dearth in investigation and the investigation shall be conducted whole hog and the petitioners are at liberty to approach this Court in the event the final report so filed in both these cases would run against these petitioners. 5. Leaving open all the contentions, the petitions stand disposed on the aforesaid directions. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 3 Sl No.: 33