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)