M. NAGAPRASANNA
Alla Baksha Patel @ A. B. Patel, S/o. Late Imam Hussain – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka, By Upparpet Police, Represented By Learned State Public Prosecutor HCK, Bangalore-01 – Respondent
ORDER :
(M. Nagaprasanna, J.) :
The petitioner/accused No.1 is before this Court calling in question proceedings in C.C.No.16321 of 2020, arising out of a crime in Crime No.60 of 2020 pending before the V Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Bengaluru, for the offences under Sections 501, 504, 507 and 509 of IPC.
2. Facts, adumbrated, are as follows:-
A complaint comes to be registered on 19-03-2020 by the 2nd respondent/complainant, a married woman alleging that she was working as a Junior Health Assistant at a Primary Health Centre, Muttugaduru Village, Holalkere Taluk, Chitradurga District and while discharging her duty had given her mobile number to the officers at the Centre. She began getting unexpected calls at odd hours from various numbers who also threatened to her life. When she made enquires about the phone calls received, it is informed that her mobile number was displayed on the walls of gents toilet at Majestic bus stand, Bangalore calling her “a call girl”. The complaint further alleged that some staff known to her and being with her had done this and sought investigation to be conducted through a complaint. The crime comes to be registered by CEN Crime Polic
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