IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2216 OF 2019 BETWEEN:

SRI. S.M. LOKESH S/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.850, 6^TH CROSS MEI LAYOUT, BAGALAGUNTE NAGASNADRA POST BENGALURU-560073 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NAIK N.R., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS STATION HOUSE OFFICER BAGALAGUNTE POLICE STATION BAGALAGUNTE Digitally BENGALURU signed by HEMALATHA REPRESENTED BY ITS SPP J Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, HIGH COURT BENGALURU-560001.

OF KARNATAKA

2. SMT. SUNANDA W/O YELLAPPA JADI AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.284, 6^TH CROSS, NAGASANDRA POST BAGALAGUNTE BENGALURU-560073 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.R.PATIL, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;

SRI. MALLESH L., ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME NO.52/2019 OF RESPONDENT NO.1 BAGALAGUNTE POLICE STATION, BAGALAGUNTE, BENGALURU, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 420 OF IPC AND SECTIONS 4 AND 76 OF CHIT FUNDS ACT, NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 31^st ADDITIONAL C.M.M