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.19757 OF 2023 (GM - RES)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO.19792 OF 2023 (GM - RES) WRIT PETITION NO.21813 OF 2023 (GM - RES)

IN WRIT PETITION NO.19757 OF 2023 BETWEEN:

1 . SMT.PUSHPA W/O MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO. 2231/1, ‘D’ BLOCK, NEAR WATER TANK, SHANKARANAGAR BENGALURU – 560 092.

2 . K.MUNIRAJU S/O KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO. 2231/1, ‘D’ BLOCK, NEAR WATER TANK, SHANKARANAGAR BENGALURU – 560 092.

... PETITIONERS (BY SRI BIPIN HEGDE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . STATE BY DEVANAHALLI POLICE BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, BENGALURU – 560 001.

2 . SRI DINESH KALLAHALLI S/O RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O KALLALLI VILLAGE AND POST, KANAKPURA TALUK, RAMANAGAR DISTRICT – 562 117.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R-1;

SRI ASHWIN VAISH, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL CASE IN C.C.NO. 3907/2021 VIDE ANNEXURE-D AGAINST THE PETITIONERS FOR THE OFFENSES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 465, 468, 420 READ WITH SECTION 34 IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DEVANAHALLI REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT ON THE BASIS OF THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE R-2 VIDE ANNEXURE – B IN SO FAR AS PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED.

IN WRIT PETITION NO.19792 OF 2023 BETWEEN:

1 . SRI K.MUNIRAJU S/O KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO. 2231/1, ‘D’ BLOCK, NEAR WATER TANK, SHANKARANAGAR BENGALURU – 560 092.

2 . SMT. PUSHPA W/O K.MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO. 2231/1, ‘D’ BLOCK, NEAR WATER TANK, SHANKARANAGAR BENGALURU – 560 092.

... PETITIONERS (BY SRI BIPIN HEGDE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH DEVANAHALLI POLICE, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, BENGALURU – 560 001.

2 . SRI DINESH KALLAHALLI S/O RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O KALLALLI VILLAGE AND POST, KANAKPURA TALUK, RAMANAGAR DISTRICT – 562 117.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R-1;

SRI ASHWIN VAISH, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AT ANNX-F IN CC NO. 4711/2022, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 417, 418, 420 R/W SECTION 34 IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DEVANAHALLI, WHICH WAS REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONERS IS CONCERNED ON THE BASIS OF THE COMPLIANT FILED BY THE R2 VIDE ANNEXURE-D.

IN WRIT PETITION NO.21813 OF 2023 BETWEEN:

1 . SRI K. MUNIRAJU S/O KEMPANNA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT NO. 2231/1,’D’ BLOCK, NEAR WATER TANK, SHANKARANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 092.

2 . SMT.PUSHPA W/O K.MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT NO. 2231/1, ‘D’ BLOCK, NEAR WATER TANK, SHANKARANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 092.

... PETITIONERS (BY SRI BIPIN HEGDE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH DEVANAHALLI POLICE REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR BENGALURU – 560 001.

2 . SRI DINESH KALLAHALLI S/O RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/O KALLALLI VILLAGE AND POST, KANAKPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT – 562 117.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R-1;

SRI ASHWIN VAISH, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.4716/2022 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 417, 418, 420 R/W SECTION 34 IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DEVANAHALLI WHICH WAS REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE SO FAR AS THE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED VIDE ANNEXURE-D.

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

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

CAV ORDER

Petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2 and respondent No.2/

complainant are common in all these writ petitio