Reserved on : 28.11.2025 Pronounced on : 08.01.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 08^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION No.10047 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

BINOD KUMAR BIMAL S/O KAMALESHWARI PRASAD AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT NO.C-05 PANCHDEEP NIKUNJ NEAR BIMA HOSPITAL NANDA NAGAR MADHYA PRADESH – 452 011.

... PETITIONER (BY SRI M.R.C.MANOHAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RAJAJINAGAR POLICE STATION BENGALURU REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU – 560 001.

2 . SMT. MENAKA W/O LATE SAMPANGI AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT NO.73, ANANDAPURA CHAMARAJPET BENGALURU – 560 018.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1;

SRI S.DORERAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., (528 OF BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN SPL.C.C.NO.876/2025 (CR.NO.16/2022) REGISTERED BY THE RAJAJINAGAR P.S., BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 354, 504, 506, 509 R/W SEC. 149 OF IPC AND SEC.3, 3(1)(e), 3(1)(h) AND 3(1)(r) OF THE SC/ST (POA) ACT, BEFORE THE HON’BLE LXX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPL. JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-71).

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