IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1934 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

SMT. SIDDAGANGAMMA D/O SRI GANGANNA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O NO.161/2, VADERAHALLI LAYOUT, VIDYARANYAPURA POST, YELAHANKA TALUK, BANGALORE -560097 PH: 7625028829 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KUMAR N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by KAVYA R 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, Location: High THROUGH VIDYARANAYAPURA POLICE, Court of REPRESENTED BY Karnataka STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNTAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001.

2. SRI. VENKATESH REDDY, S/O. SRI. MUNISWAMY REDDY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, LABOURER, NO.12^TH C, 1^ST CROSS, CHAMUNDESHWARI LAYOUT, VIDYARANYAPURA, BANGALORE – 560 097 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. THEJESH, HCGP FOR R1;

SRI. P. CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R4)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO I) QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT-VIDHYARANYAPURA POLICE AGAINST THE PETITIONER HEREIN FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 118(1), 115(2) AND 322 OF BHARATHIYA NYAYA SANHITA VIDE ANNEXURE-A TO THE CRIMINAL PETITION, NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LXX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE