IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION No.1322 OF 2017 BETWEEN:
1. L. J. MALATHI AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, D/O. JANARDHANA, C/O. KRISHNAMURTHY, 2. MANOJ. M S/O. L.J. MALATHI, AGED 17 YEARS, NO.17, 1ST FLOOR, SURABHI LAYOUT, SHIVANAHALLI, JAKKUR MAIN ROAD, YELAHANKA, BANGALORE-560 064. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. L.J. MALATHI, PARTY-IN-PERSON] AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, CHIKKAJALA POLICE STATION, BANGALORE-560 064.
2. NANJAMMA W/O. NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, CHIKKAJALA VILLAGE, MARANAYAKANAHALLI, JALA HOBLI, BANGALORE NORTH, PIN: 562 157. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. DILDAR SHIRALLI, HCGP FOR R1; R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR NO.5/2017 ANNEXURE- A U/S 341, 323, 354, 504, 506, 34 ON THE FILE OF LOWER COURT CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DEVANAHALLI.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Heard petitioner No.1 party in person and learned High Court Government Pleader for Respondent No.1. Respondent No.2 is served and unrepresented.
2. Petitioners have sought to quash FIR in Crime No.5/2017 registered for offences punishable under sections 341, 323, 354, 504, 506 read with section 34 of IPC.
3. The allegations made in complaint discloses ingredients of criminal offence which require to be investigated. Hence, this is not a fit case to quash the proceedings.
Accordingly, petition is dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE AN/-