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2026 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 2054

THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
M. NAGAPRASANNA, J
SMT. V K SAMPURNAM – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI. T. PRAKASH
For the Respondents: SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP
MISS. KEERTHANA SWAMY, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. T.A. KARUMBAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR R2

Table of Content
1. quashing of case against an accused person who is merely an attesting witness without further involvement. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. criteria for defining cheating under ipc, clarified in context with limitations on implicating non-beneficiaries. (Para 8)

ORAL ORDER

Heard Sri. T. Prakash, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Sri. Vinay Mahadevaiah, learned HCGP appearing for respondent No.1, Smt. Keerthana Swamy, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and have perused the material on record.

2. The petitioners - accused Nos.1, 2, 3 and 4 are at the doors of this Court calling in question proceedings in C.C.No.17942/2016 arising out of Crime No.277/2014 registered for offences punishable under Sections 419 , 420, 465, 468, 471, 120B, 199, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of the IPC .

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners after arguing the matter at length would seek leave of the Court to withdraw the petition insofar as it pertains to accused Nos.1, 2 and 3. Therefore, the petition remains only against petitioner No.4 - accused No.4.

4. The petitioner-accused No.4 stands as a witness to a particular document that has now become the subject ma

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