IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.3986 OF 2024 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO.13687 OF 2024 IN CRL.P No.3986/2024:

BETWEEN:

1. SRI. RAGHAVENDRA RAO S/O K. BABU RAO AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RESIDING AT APARAMEYA NO. 1-134, PALIMAR POST Digitally signed by PALIMAR, KAUP TALUK R HEMALATHA UDUPI DISTRICT 574112.

Location: H igh Court of Karnataka

2. SMT. VANI R. RAO W/O SRI. RAGHAVENDRA RAO AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS RESIDING AT APRAMEYA NO. 1-134, PALIMAR POST PALIMAR, KAUP TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT 574 112.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. V. LAKSHMI KANTHA RAO, ADV.,)

AND:

1. STATE BY EAST ZONE WOMEN POLICE STATION REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT COMPLEX BANGALORE-01.

2. SMT. CHAITRA B.S.

D/O SHIVAKUMAR R/AT. NO.479, 3^RD CROSS 3^RD D MAIN, R.R. LAYOUT NAGADEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU KARNATAKA-560056.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.V. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1 SRI. BASAVARAJ R. BANNUR, ADV., FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR, COMPLAINT AND THE CHARGE SHEET AS AGAINST THESE PETITIONERS WHO ARE ACCUSED NO.2 AND 3 IN CR.NO.69/2021 OF EAST ZONE WOMAN P.S. WHICH IS NUMBERED AS C.C.NO.32567/2021 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961, (U/S.4) AND 494, 506, 498(A), 504, 149, 313, 323, 114, 417 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 6TH A.C.M.M AT BENGLAURU IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

CRL. P NO.13687 OF 2024 BETWEEN:

1. SRI. ANIRUDDHA RAO S/O SRI. RAGHAVENDRA RAO AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT NO.1/34, APRAMEYA MAIN ROAD PALIMAR, KARNATAKA 574112.

2. SRI. ARAVINDA RAO S/O SRI. RAGHAVENDRA RAO AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT NO 1/34, APRAMEYA MAIN ROAD PALIMAR, KARNATAKA 574112.

3. SMT. ANUPAMA RAO W/O LAKSHMINARAYANAN D/O SRI. RAGHAVENDRA RAO AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT NO 4/46, 1ST FLOOR MURUGAN KOVIL STREET DASANAYACKENPATTY, SALEM TAMILNADU 636201.

4. SMT. SUNANDA HOLLA W/O SRI. PARAMESHWARA HOLLA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS R/AT JODUKALLU MANJESHWARA TALUK KASARAGODU 671121.

5. SMT. BHAVYASHREE HOLLA W/O SRI ANIRUDDHA RAO AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT JODUKALLU MANJESHWARA TALUK KASARAGODU 671121.

…PETITIONERS (BY SMT. MANJULA D.G. ADV.,)

AND:

1. STATE BY EAST ZONE WOMEN POLICE STATION REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT COMPLEX BANGALORE-560001.

2. SMT. CHAITRA B.S.

D/O SHIVAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT NO.479, 3RD CROSS

3^RD D MAIN, R R LAYOUT NAGADEVANAHALLI, BENGALURU KARNATAKA 560056.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.V. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1 SRI. BASAVARAJ R. BANNUR, ADV., FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR, COMPLAINT AND THE CHARGE SHEET AS AGAINST THESE PETITIONERS WHO ARE ACCUSED NO.1, 4, 5, 7 AND 8 IN CR.NO.69/2021 OF EAST ZONE WOMAN POLICE STATION WHICH IS NUMBERED AS C.C.NO.32567/2021 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 498A, 506, 504, 494, 149, 313, 323, 114, 417 OF IPC, AND SEC. 4 OF DP ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XI ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE (IN MAYOHALL UNIT) AT BENGALURU IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR

ORAL ORDER

1. The petitioners challenge the registration of an FIR for offences punishable under Sections 465, 468, 470, 471, 463, and 464 of the IPC. Respondent No.2 filed a private complaint under Section 200 of the Cr.P.C., stating that he is the Secretary of Valmiki Education Society, a society registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 (for short, ‘the Act’). The Society had filed an application for approval of the list of its members. Pending consideration of the said application and the documents annexed thereto, the petitioners-accused allegedly forged the signature of respondent No.2 on the list of office bearers by enrolling additional members and, thereafter, created documents purportedly showing that a resolution was passed in the Annual General Body Meeting expelling respondent No.2 as Secretary o