HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6299 OF 2017 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9119 OF 2022 IN CRL.P No. 6299/2017 BETWEEN: SRI. K. RAVI S/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO.126, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA, ELECTRONIC CITY POST,.

BEGUR HOBLI, BENGALURU-560100 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JOE SABASTIAN, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by REPRESENTED BY SUMA ELECTRONIC CITY POLICE STATION, Location:

ELECTRONIC CITY, HIGH COURT OF REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, KARNATAKA BANGALORE-560100

2. SRI. MURAHARI V.

S/O JAISHANKAR, AGED 36 YEARS, R/AT NO.11/13, 1^ST CROSS, SAI LAYOUT, ARAHALLI, UTTARAHALLI, BENGALURU CITY-560061 …RESPONDENTS HC-KAR (BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHI, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;

SRI. RAJATH D.V., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. G. MANIVANNAN, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR AND ALL THE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME NO.168/2017 PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU VIDE