IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2236 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX …PETITIONER (BY SRI. TEJAS N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BYAPPANAHALLI POLICE, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI BENGALURU- 560038 J KARISHETTY Location: Hi gh Court of (REPRESENTED BY LEARNED Karnataka STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HCK BENGALURU- 01)

2. SMT SHAKUNTHALA MURTHY H W/O KRISHNA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/AT NO 215, 1-D CROSS, KASTURI NAGAR, BENGALURU- 560043 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA EARAPPA, HCGP FOR R1;

SRI. KEMPARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.2/2025 OF BYAPPANAHALLI POLICE STATION, BENGLAURU, WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE 10TH ADDL. CMM, MAYO HALL UNIT, BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 506, 504, 420 AND 34 OF IPC AND THE CONSEQUENT INVESTIGATION AS AN ABUSE OF PROCESS OF LAW.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORA