HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8637 OF 2021 (482(Cr.PC) /

528(BNSS))

C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6145 OF 2021 IN CRL.P No. 8637/2021 BETWEEN:

MS. THEJAVATHI D/O V. LAKSHMINARAYAN BRAHMIN AGE 48 YEARS R/AT NO.252, SHOBHA ONYX, SARJAPURA ROAD, BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA-560078 ALSO RESIDING AT NO.285, 3^RD CROSS, 2^ND MAIN, 3^RD PHASE, J.P. NAGAR Digitally BENGALURU-560078 signed by …PETITIONER HEMALATHA J Location: (BY SRI. RAVI B. NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. VIJETHA R NAIK, HIGH COURT ADVOCATE (THROUGH VC))

OF KARNATAKA AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH J.P. NAGAR POLICE STATION, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING BENGALURU-560001.

2. V. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O LAKSHMINARAYAN AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, HC-KAR R/AT NO.285, 3^RD CROSS, 2^ND MAIN, 3^RD PHASE, J P NAGAR, BENGALURU-560078 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.R.PATIL, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;

SRI. M. VEERABHADRAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR IN CR.NO.200/2021 REGISTERED BY THE 1^ST RESPONDENT J.P.NAGAR POLICE STATION FOR OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 420 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXX ACMM, BENGALURU CITY.

IN CRL.P NO. 6145/2021 BETWEEN:

1. V. LAKSHMINARAYANA S/O. LATE H. VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, R/AT NO.48, 7^TH CROSS, JAYANAGAR 1^ST BLOCK, BENGALURU-560011. 2. MS. TEJAVANTHI D/O. V.LAKSHMINARAYAN, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT FLAT NO.252, 5^TH FLOOR, MARATHAHALLI-SARJAPUR ROAD, AGARA VILLAGE, JAKKASANDRA EXTENSION, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560102.

3. SOMAIAH S/O LATE P.S. APPACHA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.24/265, PAVAMANA EXTENSION, NANDANAVANA LAYOUT, BANNERGHATTA POST, HC-KAR BENGALURU-560083.

4. ASHOK S/O SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO.222/A, PAVAMANA EXTENSION, NANDANAVANA LAYOUT, BANNERGHATTA POST, BENGALURU-560083.

...PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAVI B. NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. VIJETHA R NAIK, ADVOCATE (THROUGH VC))

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH J.P. NAGAR POLICE STATION, REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001.

2. V. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O.LAKSHMINARAYAN, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT NO.285, 3^RD CROSS, 2^ND MAIN, 3^RD PHASE, J P NAGAR, BENGALURU-560078.

...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.R.PATIL, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;

SRI. M. VEERABHADRAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET FILED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT J.P.NAGAR POLICE IN C.C.NO.15978/2021 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 448, 341, 504, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SAID CASE PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXX A.C.M.M., BENGALURU.

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

HC-KAR CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ

ORAL ORDER

In Crl.P.No.8637/2021, the petitioner has challenged the registration of an FIR in Crime No.200/2021 for an offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC pending on the file of the XXX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru.

2. In Crl.P.No.6145/2021, the petitioners have challenged the criminal proceedings initiated by the respondent No.1 against them in C.C.No.15978/2021 for the offences punishable under Sections 448, 341, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of IPC pending on the file of the XXX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru.

3. (i) The respondent No.2 in both these petitions is the wife of petitioner No.1 and mother of the petitioner No.2 in Crl.P.No.6145/2021. She informed the respondent No.1 on 18.10.2021 that she had undergone a hip replacement surgery on 02.11.2020 and was completely bedridden. At that time, her daughter used to visit her at her house under the pretext of assisting her. During one such visits, the daughter told respondent No.2 to keep some major diamond and gold