HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12127 OF 2025 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12098 OF 2025 IN CRL.P No. 12127/2025 BETWEEN:

SRI H.N.BABU REDDY S/O LATE NARAYANA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT NO-279, 8^TH CROSS, 28^TH MAIN, 1^ST SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 102.

…PETITIONER Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI (BY SRI K.B.K.SWAMY, ADVOCATE)

J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of AND:

Karnataka

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA HSR LAYOUT POLICE STATION BENGALURU CITY – 560 102 THROUGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU – 560 001.

2. SRI V.KARTHIKEYAN S/O VARADARAJAN, HC-KAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.525, 8^TH CROSS, 30^TH MAIN, HSR SECTOR-1, BENGALURU – 560 102.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R-1; SRI SRIDHAR PRABHU, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS)

PRAYING TO QUASH THE FINAL REPORT/B-REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE IN CONNECTION WITH CR.NO.475/2023, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 341, 504, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC, PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE XXXVII ACMM, AT BENGALURU.

IN CRL.P NO. 12098/2025 BETWEEN:

1. SRI H.N.BABU REDDY S/O LATE NARAYANA REDDY H., AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT NO-279, 8^TH CROSS, 28^TH MAIN, 1^ST SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU – 560 102.

...PETITIONER (BY SRI K.B.K.SWAMY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HSR LAYOUT POLICE STATION BENGALURU CITY – 560 102 HC-KAR THROUGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU – 560 001.

2. SRI V.KARTHIKEYAN S/O VARADARAJAN, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.525, 8^TH CROSS, 30^TH MAIN, HSR SECTOR-1, BENGALURU – 560 102.

...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R-1; SRI SRIDHAR PRABHU, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS)

CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FINAL REPORT/CHARGE SHEET SUBMITTED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE IN CONNECTION WITH CRIME NO.474/2023 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 341, 323, 504, 506 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC PENDING IN SPL.C.NO.805/2024 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 3(1)(r) AND (s) OF SC/ST (POA) AMENDED ACT 2014 ON THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE LXX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE AT BENGALURU.

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

HC-KAR CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner is before this Court calling in question the filing of the 'B' report in connection with crime No.475/2023 registered for offences punishable under Sections 341, 504, 506, read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('the IPC' for short).

2. Heard Sri. K.B.K. Swamy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner; Sri. K. Nageshwarappa, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri. Sridhar Prabhu, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2.

3. Facts in brief germane are as follows:

The second respondent is the complainant in the case at hand. On a incident that takes place on 23.10.2023, a complaint comes to be registered in crime No.474/2023 for the offence punishable under Sections 506, 341, 504, 323 of the IPC. On the next day, the petitioner files a complaint on the same incident, which becomes a crime in crime No.475/2023.

HC-KAR In crime No.474/2023 against these petitioners, the Police after investigation file a 'B' report and in the crime that is registered against these petitioners, a charge sheet is filed. The reason is that the Investigating Officer in crime No.474/2023 is different from the Investigating Officer in crime No.475/2023. The said anomaly is being repeated by the State, despite the orders passed by this Court and a circular issued to that effect that in a case and a counter case, the investigation should be conducted by a sole/solitary Investigating Officer and not two different Investigating Officers.

4. This Court in Crl.P.No.6248/2024 disposed on

21.08.2024 as held as follows:

"9. The afore-narrated facts are not in dispute. The squabble between two warring factions i.e., t