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KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J
PROF. GOVINDAN RANGARAJAN – Appellant
Versus
DR. D. SANNA DURGAPPA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to fir registration under the scheduled castes act. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments regarding the nature of allegations and complaints. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. court’s findings on the nature of the complaints and previous settlements. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. abuse of legal process established by repetitive complaints. (Para 9) |
| 5. final ruling on the writ petition and quashing of the fir. (Para 10) |
ORAL ORDER
1. The petitioners challenge the registration of the FIR for the offences punishable under Sections 3(1)(ii)(x), 3(1)(ix)(v), 3(1)(vii), 3(1)(ix), and 3(2)(i)(ii) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
2. Respondent No.1, the complainant, filed a private complaint under Section 200 of the Cr.P.C., alleging that he was appointed as a Lecturer and later promoted to Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Science. Since he belongs to the Scheduled Caste community, he was allegedly subjected to cruelty by the accused persons. It was further alleged that the petitioners, in connivance with each other, filed a complaint against him alleging sexual harassment, and without conducting a fair and proper inquiry, he was terminated f
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