IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7805 OF 2020 BETWEEN:

SMT. B. SARASWATHI AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS W/O R. GOINDARAJU R/AT: OLD NO.90/1, NEW NO.38, 5^TH CROSS EJIPURA MAIN ROAD, VIVEKNAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 047 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJASHEKAR S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA VIVEKNAGAR POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed BANGALORE - 560 001 by PRASHANTH N V

2. SMT VASANTHI Location: High Court of W/O YADAVENDRA Karnataka AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.39, 8^TH CROSS, EJIPURA MAIN ROAD, VIVEKNAGAR POST, BENGALURU - 560 047 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP FOR R1 SRI. M.C. RAVIKUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.55458/2014 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE X A.C.M.M., MAYO HALL UNIT, BENGALURU CITY FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 420, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC PURSUANT TO THE FILING OF THE COMPLAINT IN CR.NO.202/2012 OF VIVEK NAGAR P.S., BENGALURU.

THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA

ORAL ORDER

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