IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

CRIMINAL PETITION NO.14332 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

PALLETI PRABHAKAR REDDY

S/O LATE CHENNA REDDY

AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS

R/AT NO.1-5-558, NAGARI GUTTA

NEAR RAMALAYAM TEMPLE

PULIVENDULA KADAPA

ANDHRA PRADESH - 516390

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI.SUBHASH R, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI.MANOJ KUMAR J.Y, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY BEGUR P S,

Digitally signed

REP BY SPP

by AL BHAGYA

L C o O c U at R io T n O : F

H IGH HIGH COURT BUILDING

KARNATAKA

BENGALURU - 560001

2. RUTH HELEN

D/O LATE T ERRI SWAMI AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS

R/AT NO.824, 6^TH MAIN

AECS LAYOUT

B BLOCK

BENGALURU - 560018.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI.ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R.1)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SEC.482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR BEARING CR.NO.46/2025 DATED 05.03.2025 (ANNEXURE-A) FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/SEC.64, 318(4), 351, 352 OF BNS 2023 AND SEC 3(1)(w) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT 1989 ON THE FILE OF RESPONDENT - POLICE AND ETC.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN