IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5900 OF 2016 BETWEEN:
1. SRI. ANAND S/O SANGANGOUDA PATIL AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS JUNIOR ASSISTANT VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, REGIONAL OFFICER BELAGAVI CITY BELAGAVI-590 001.
2. SRI SUDHENDRA S/O KRISHNACHARYA DHULKHED AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS SPECIAL OFFICER VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGIVAL UNIVERSITY REGIONAL OFFICER, BELAGAVI CITY BELAGAVI-590001 ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S P KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPTD. BY ITS SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE JNANABHARATHI POLICE STATION NOW REPTD BY STATE P P HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING BANGALORE-560001 2. SMT P K INDIRA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS C/O LAKSHMANAGOUDA ATTENDER, VTU REGIONAL OFFICE ANNAPURNESHWARINAGAR NAGARBHAVI 2ND STAGE BANGALORE-560091 R/O NO.79, 2ND CROSS RHCS EXTENSION, IN FRONT OF VTU REGIONAL OFFICE ANNAPURNESHWARINAGAR NAGARBHAVI 2ND STAGE BANGALORE-560091 .. RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SRI. S.B. PAVIN ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONERS PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR REGISTERED BY JNANABHARATHI P.S., BANGALORE IN CRIME NO.156/2016 AGAINST THE PETITIONERS HEREIN U/S 120B,406,420 R/W 34 OF IPC ON THE FILE OF IV ACMM, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE BEING ARBITRARY, ERRONEOUS AND MERITLESS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE IN LAW.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Petitioners have approached this Court at FIR stage seeking to quash the FIR in Crime No.156/2016 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 120B, 420,406 read with Section 34 of IPC.
2. A reading of the complaint prima facie disclose the ingredients of the offences which in my opinion require to be investigated by respondent No.1. Hence, I do not find any justifiable reason to interfere with the matter at this stage.
Accordingly, the petition is dismissed.
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