IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3690 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

VENKATESH REDDY S/O. LACHANNA REDDY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, SECRETARY, CITY CLUB, CHITRADURGA TOWN, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAVI H.K, ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA POLICE INSPECTOR, BY TOWN POLICE STATION, Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI CHITRADURGA, B K REPRESENTED BY SPP, Location: High HIGH COURT BUILDING, Court of Karnataka BENGALURU - 560 001.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.27/2026 DATED 22.02.2026 REGISTERED BY TOWN POLICE STATION, CHITRADURGA, FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 79 AND 80 OF THE KARNATAKA POLICE ACT, 1963, PENDING BEFORE THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHITRADURGA;

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner is before this Court calling in question registration of a crime in crime No.27/2026 pending on the file of Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Chitradurga, for the of