ORDER :

Heard Sri Harshawardhan M.Patil, learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt.Girija S.Hiremath, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1-State and Sri Santosh B.Rawoot, learned counsel for respondent No.2. Perused the records.

2. The present petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. with the following prayer :-

"To quash the registration of the FIR and complaint in City CEN Cr. No.21/2019 Belagavi, for the offence punishable u/sec.66E of Information Technology Act, 2000 by the City CEN Police pending on the file of III JMFC Belagavi.”

3. The brief facts of the case are as under :

A complaint came to be lodged by Shayeesta Aga w/o Yusuf Aga with Belagavi CEN Police which was registered in Crime No.21/2019 on 02.10.2019 for the offence punishable U/sec.66E of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

3.1 Gist of the complaint averments reveal that the petitioner herein has opened a fake instagram account in the name of the complainant and posted obscene and obnoxious posts in the said instagram account. On noticing the same, she has lodged a complaint with the police to take action against the petitioner.

3.2 Police after registering the case are investigating the m