Reserved on : 07.01.2026 Pronounced on : 30.01.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION No.3258 OF 2024 BETWEEN:

SRI SIRAJUDDIN ... PETITIONER (BY SRI T.RAMESH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRSENTED BY CEN POLICE REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001.

2 . K.JAYARAJ SALIAN ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1;

SRI RAKSHITH KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.4/2021 DATED 25.01.2021 (ANNEXURE-B) REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 295(A) OF IPC AND SEC.67 OF I.T ACT 2000 BY THE SHO CEN (CYBER, ECONOMICS, NARCOTICS CRIME) P.S. MANGALURU D.K., TALUK, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRL.CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C AT BELTHANGADY D.K. (ANNEXURE-G).

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 07.01.2026, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CAV ORDER The petitioner/accused No.1 is at the doors of this Court calling in question registration of a crime in