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M. NAGAPRASANNA
Arjun Anjaneya Reddy – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka – Respondent
ORDER :
The petitioners/accused Nos.3 to 8 are before this Court seeking quashment of the complaint filed by the 2nd respondent dated 02-01-2023 and charge sheet dated 16-03-2024 and have also sought setting aside the order dated 04-04-2024 passed by the Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Anekal in C.C.No.2600 of 2024 arising out of crime in Crime No.3 of 2023 registered for offences punishable under Sections 417, 418, 420, 464, 465 read with Section 34 of the IPC.
2. Heard Sri C.V.Nagesh, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri B.N. Jagadeesha, learned Additional State Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1 and Sri Sandesh J. Chouta, learned senior counsel appearing for respondent No.2.
3. Facts, in brief, germane are as follows:-
The petitioners had knocked at the doors of this Court in Criminal Petition No.1372 of 2023 dated 16-06-2023, which comes to be dismissed holding that the investigation in the case at hand was imperative. Therefore, it would suffice if the facts as narrated therein are paraphrased to the subject order. This Court noticed the facts and considering those facts has held as follows:
The 2nd respondent is the comp
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