IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13941 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

P. HEMA SAI KRISHNA S/O HEMA PRAKASH RAO, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/A NO.20-3-11/7, SIVAJOTHI NAGAR, 2^ND CROSS, SATYA NARAYANA PURAM, NEAR MUTHU MARAMMA TEMPLE, TIRUPATHI A.P. STATE-517 501, CELL NO:73820 33912.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. K. MANOHARACHARI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. VELPULA ANANDA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, Digitally S/O VELPULA RAMACHANDRA, signed by LAKSHMI T NO:339, 2^ND FLOOR, Location:

NEAR CMRIT COLLEGE, ACS LAYOUT, High Court of Karnataka OPP. SRI KRISHNA BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 037.

CELL NO:90005 01124.

2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, H.A.L. P.S., MARATHAHALLI SUB DIV., BANGALORE-560 037.

BY S.P.P., HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE-01. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR M.V., HCGP)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C (FILED U/S.528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.5/2024 BEFORE HAL P.S., PLACED AT ANNEXURE A WHICH IS PENDING FOR TRIAL BEFORE 29^TH ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE COURT, MAYO HALL AT BENGALURU, AGAINST THE PETITIONER PUNISHABLE U/S 364A, 323, 324, 504, 506 R/W 34 OF I.P.C.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ

ORAL ORDER

Petitioner is seeking to quash the entire proceedings arising out of a case registered in Crime No.5/2024 of HAL Police Station, for the offence punishable under Section

506, 364(A), 504, 323, 324 r/w 34 of IPC.

2. The contention of the learned counsel for petitioner that certain amount was received by one Aslam and the said amount was paid to him and there is delay in lodging the complaint and therefore, the entire allegations against the petitioner alleging kidnap etc., is false, cannot be accepted at this stage. As per the complaint averments, on 30.12.2023 at about 8.00 p.m., three unknown persons have forcefully took the complainant in a Innova Car, abused and assaulted him and transferred certain amount by obtaining his account details. It is also alleged that they have threatened the complainant with dire consequences that he will be killed if any complaint was lodged to the Police.

3. The investigation is under progress. The statutory duty of the Police to conduct investigation and to file an appropriate report cannot be inferred with. This Court cannot conduct a mini trial and examine the complaint allegations and quash the entire proceedings, when there are serious allegations made in the complaint. Petitioner has been named as an accused in the FIR. If any chargesheet is filed, it is always open for the petitioner to challenge the same. The Police are also directed to conclude the investigation and file an appropriate report expeditiously.

Petition is dismissed.

I.A.No.1/2025 is dismissed.

Sd/-

(MOHAMMAD NAWAZ)

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