Reserved on : 20.01.2026 Pronounced on : 30.01.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION No.15776 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

SRI VENKAT RAMA NAIDU KOLA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O LATE K.C.NAIDU RESIDING AT NO.13

4^TH CROSS, 1^ST MAIN ROAD RMV 2^ND STAGE DOLLARS COLONY BENGALURU – 560 094.

... PETITIONER (BY SRI P.S.RAJAGOPAL, SR.ADVOCATE A/W SRI P.N.NANJA REDDY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA BY AVALAHALLI P.S., REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 009.

2 . SRI VENKATAPPA K., SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY OF SMT.R.RADHA W/O LATE KRISHNAN AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT 396, 4^TH MAIN, 4^TH BLOCK

1^ST STAGE, HBR LAYOUT BENGALURU – 560 043.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R-1;

SRI VENKATESH DALWAI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI PRAVEEN H.P., ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO i) QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT REGISTERED BY THE 1^ST RESPONDENT AVALAHALLI POLICE AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN CR.NO.446/2025 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 3(5), 335, 335(A)(iii), 337, 339, 340, 341, 323, 324, 329, 126, 351(1), 351(2), 351(4), 240, 242, 246, 314, 318, 319, 322, 308 OF BNSS ACT, WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE ACJM, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT AT BANGALORE AS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-‘A’; ii) GRANT COST OF THIS PETITION.

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 20.01.2026, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

CAV ORDER

The petitioner/accused No.8 is before this Court calling in question registration of crime in Crime No.446 of 2025 registered for offences punishable under Sections 3(5), 335, 335(A)(iii), 337, 339, 340, 341, 323, 324, 329, 126, 351(1), 351(2), 351(4), 240, 242, 246, 314, 318, 319, 322, 308 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanihta (BNS), 2023 and pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, Bengaluru Rural District.

2. Heard Sri P.S. Rajagopal, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner; Sri Vinay Mahadevaiah, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri Venkatesh Dalwai, learned senior counsel appearing for respondent No.2.

3. Factual canvass, shorn of unnecessary embellishments, may be delineated thus: -

3.1. The petitioner asserts to have purchased lands measuring 4 acres 24½ guntas in Sy.No.21/2 (old Sy.No.21); 4 acres 25 guntas in Sy.No.20 and 3 acres 31 guntas in Sy.No.44/1 under three different sale deeds all dated 25-04-2024 from the hands of one Smt. Radha. All the said lands are situated at Bandapura Village, Bidarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru East Taluk and the petitioner claims to be in peaceful possession and enjoyment of the said lands. On 22-10-2025, the 2^nd respondent one K. Venkatappa, claiming to be the holder of a Special Power of Attorney executed by the said Smt. Radha, lodged a detailed complaint alleging a sprawling and well-orchestrated fraud involving impersonation, fabrication of documents, forgery and criminal conspiracy, and large scale misappropriation of valuable immovable property. The complaint culminated in registration of Crime No.446 of 2025 for the aforesaid offences.

3.2. The gravaman of the allegations is that several persons impersonated Smt. Radha and her family members appeared before the Sub-Registrar, and executed sale deeds in respect of lands belonging to the original Smt. Radha. One K. Lok Sunder represents himself as son of Radha, another Dr. K. Dhruva Kumar also represents himself as son of Radha; Dr. K.Meenakshi, daughter of Smt. Radha and Dr.K. Lavanya, daughter of Smt. Radha all of whom do not belong to the family of original Smt. Radha. In the instruments that are executed about ₹15/- crores fraud has happened as the properties have changed hands. This is one set of accused. The other set of accused are Smt. Radha herself claiming to be the owner of su