Reserved on : 12.02.2026 Pronounced on : 21.02.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION No.3379 OF 2025 (GM - RES)

BETWEEN:

SMT. ROHINI SINDHURI, IAS AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, W/O. SRI G.SUDHIR REDDY, RESIDENT OF “ARAVINDAM”, PLOT NO.30, CENTRY ARTIZEN, NITTE MEENAKSHI COLLEGE ROAD, BSF CAMPUS, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU – 560 064.

... PETITIONER (BY SRI C.V.NAGESH, SR.ADVOCATE A/W SRI VARDHAN REDDY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SMT. ROOPA DIVAKAR MOUDGIL AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, W/O SRI MUNISH MOUDGIL, RESIDENT OF NO.60, RICHMOND ROAD, NEAR HOSMAT HOSPITAL, BENGALURU – 560 025.

EMAIL:ipsroopa@gmail.com ... RESPONDENT (BY SRI D.R.RAVISHANKAR, SR.ADVOCATE A/W SRI JAYSHAM JAYASIMHA RAO, ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 528 OF BNSS, PRAYING TO PASS AN APPROPRIATE DIRECTION OR ORDER SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER DTD. 13.01.2025 PASSED BY THE VII ADDL. CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BANGALORE CITY IN PCR NO.15068/2024, AGAINST THE PETITIONER HEREIN, WHO IS ARRAIGNED AS ACCUSED FOR THE ALLEGED COMMISSION OF AN OFFENCE WHICH IS MADE PENAL UNDER SECTION 500 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, WHICH IS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A; AND (B) PASS AN APPROPRIATE WRIT, DIRECTION OR ORDER QUASHING THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE RESPONDENT HEREIN IN PCR NO.15068/2024 ON THE FILE OF THE VII ADDL. CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BANGALOR CITY, AGAINST THE PETITIONER HEREIN WHO IS ARRAIGNED AS ACCUSED FOR THE ALLEGED COMMISSION OF AN OFFENCE WHICH IS MADE PENAL UNDER SECTION 500 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, WHICH IS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-M; (C) PASS AN APPROPRIATE WRIT, DIRECTION OR ORDER QUASHING THE RECORDING OF ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN PCR NO.15068/2024 ON THE FILE OF THE VII ADDL. CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BANGALORE CITY, AGAINST THE PETITIONER HEREIN WHO IS ARRAIGNED AS ACCUSED FOR THE ALLEGED COMMISSION OF AN OFFENCE WHICH IS MADE PENAL UNDER SECTION 500 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE WHICH IS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A.

THIS WRIT PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 12.02.2026, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

CAV ORDER

The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer:

(a) “pass an appropriate writ, direction or order setting aside the order dated 13-01-2025 passed by the VII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore City, in P.C.R.No.15068 of 2024, against the petitioner herein, who is arraigned as accused for the alleged commission of an offence which is made penal under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, which is produced as Annexure-A.

AND (b) pass an appropriate writ, direction or order quashing the complaint filed by the respondent herein in PCR No.15068 of 2024 on the file of the VII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore City, against the petitioner herein who is arraigned as accused for the alleged commission of an offence which is made penal under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, which is produced as Annexure-M;

AND (c) pass an appropriate writ, direction or order quashing the recording of all further proceedings in PCR No.15068 of 2024 on the file of the VII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore City, against the petitioner herein who is arraigned as accused for the alleged commission of an offence which is made penal under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code which is produced as Annexure-A;

AND/OR (d) Such other order/s as this Hon’ble Court deems fit, proper and necessary, in the interest of justice.”

2. Facts, in brief, germane are as follows: -

2.1. The petitioner is an officer of the Indian Administrative Service belonging to the Karnataka Cadre. Several averments with regard to encomiums of the petitioner are narrated in the petition which would not be necessary to be noticed to the issue projected in the lis. The respondent is an officer of the Indian Police Service. The petitio