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 ANNEXURE-B TO C AND ALSO QUASH THE THREE NCR NOTICES ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 DATED 12.07.2017 VIDE ANNEXURE-

L, L1 AND L2.

IN CRL.P NO. 9119/2022 BETWEEN: SRI. K. RAVI AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS S/O KRISHNAPPA RESIDING AT NO.126, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA ELECTRONIC CITY POST BEGUR HOBLI BANGALORE-560100 ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. JOE SEBASTIAN, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI. MURAHARI V.

S/O JAISHANKAR, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.14, PRASANNA MEENAKSHI LAYOUT, VITTASANDRA VILLAGE, BEGUR HOBLI, BANGALORE -560068 HC-KAR

2. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ELECTRONIC CITY POLICE STATION BANGALORE-560100 KARNATAKA.

REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR KARNATAKA HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BANGALORE-560001 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHI, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NO.2;

SRI. RAJATH D.V., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. G. MANIVANNAN, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN FIR IN CR.NO.97/2020, REGISTERED BY THE ELECTRONIC CITY P.S., FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 427 AND 447 R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC, PRODUCED HEREWITH AS ANNEXURE-A AND THE CHARGE SHEET FILED ON 09.03.2021 IN C.C.NO.8363/2021, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 427 SECTIONS 447 AND 506 R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-B, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE WITH COSTS.

THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ HC-KAR

ORAL ORDER

In Crl.P No.6299/2017 The petitioner is before this Court challenging the registration of an FIR by the respondent No.1 in Crime No. 168/2017 of offences punishable under Sections 143, 144, 447, 504, 506, 120B, 420, 465, 468, 471, 427 read with Section 34 of IPC.

2.(i) On 17.06.2017, the respondent No.2 informed the respondent No.1 that, he had purchased half portion of Site No. 14 formed in Survey No.41/4 in terms of a sale deed dated 02.01.2013 and was in possession. He claimed that one Sri.H.A.Lokesh had purchased the remaining portion of Site No. 14. He contended that the petitioner herein being an Advocate, threatened him to vacate from the possession.

(ii) He claimed that after an enquiry, he came to know that the petitioner in collusion with the owners of the property had purchased 1 acre out of 2 acres 18 guntas in Survey No.41/4. He also came to know that the katha brought out in the name of the petitioner was fraudulent which was evident from the report of the Lokayuktha and that the Deputy HC-KAR Commissioner had passed an order canceling the katha in the name of the petitioner. He also alleged that 15 days prior to lodging of the complaint, on 16.06.2017 at about 1.00 p.m., when he and his friends were in the property, the petitioner along with others fo