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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF JULY 2019

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL CUNHA

CRIMINAL PETITION NO.4570 OF 2017

BETWEEN:

1.

SRI. RAVINDRA PRATAP

S/O PRATAP ERAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS.

2.

SMT.RANI PRATAP

W/O PRATAP ERAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS.

BOTH ARE R/AT NO.14,

GROUND FLOOR, I MAIN ROAD,

VASANTHNAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 052. .. PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. NAGAIAH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY HIGH GROUNDS POLICE STATION,

THROUGH S.H.O. REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001.

2.

SMT.P.MUNIRATHNA

RETD. A.C.P.W/O LATE VIJAYA KUMAR,

R/AT NO.14,GROUND FLOOR I MAIN ROAD,

VASANTHNAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 052.

... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI.VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, ADDL SPP FOR R-1

SRI. E.R. GAJENDRA NAIDU, ADVOCATE FOR R-2(ABSENT))

THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN

CRIME NO.62/2017 REGISTERED BY THE HIGH GROUNDS POLICE, FOR THE

OFFENCES P/U/S 3(1)(r)(s) OF THE SCHEDULED CASTE AND SCHEDULED

TRIBES (POA) ACT AND SEC.430 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF II

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