Karnataka High Court

CRL.P/1578/2021 of SMT POOJA Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 7 October 2026

2026:KHC:56163

CNR: KAHC010388542020 NC: 2026:KHC:56163 CRL.P No. 7594 of 2020 C/W CRL.P No. 1578 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7594 OF 2020 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO.1578 OF 2021 IN

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH

CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7594 OF 2020

C/W

CRIMINAL PETITION NO.1578 OF 2021

IN CRL.P NO.7594/2020:

BETWEEN:

1.

SMT. POOJA

W/O SUDHAKARA

AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS

R/AT NO.104

MUNIPOOVANNA BLOCK

MANORAYANAPALYA

R.T. NAGAR POST

BENGALURU-560 016.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. NITIN A.M., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY HEBBALA POLICE STATION

J.C. NAGAR SUB-DIVISION, HEBBALA,

REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

HIGH COURT BUILDING

BENGALURU-560 001.

2.

SMT. GIRIJA

W/O MANI

NO.32, 2ND CROSS

Digitally signed

by DEVIKA M

Location: HIGH

COURT OF

KARNATAKA

HC-KAR

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HORAMAVU MAIN ROAD

BENGLAURU-43.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. SUHAS GOWDA M., HCGP FOR R1;

R2 - SERVED)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482

OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS

INITIATED BY RESPONDENT POLICE IN CR.NO.177/2020

(HEBBALA POLICE STATION) FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE

UNDER SECTIONS 34, 354A, 354C, 376, 420, 508 OF IPC AND

SECTION 66C OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000

IN THE COURT OF THE 1ST ADDITIONAL CMM COURT, BENGALURU, IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONERS IS CONCERNED

(ANNEXURE-A).

IN CRL.P NO.1578/2021:

BETWEEN:

1.

SMT. POOJA

W/O SUDHAKARA

R/AT NO.104

MUNIPOOVANNA BLOCK

MANORAYANAPALYA

R.T. NAGAR POST

BENGALURU-560 016.

...PETITIONER

(BY SRI. NITIN A.M., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY RAMAMURTHY NAGAR POLICE STATION,

BANASWADI SUB-DIVISION,

HEBBALA, BANGALORE-64

REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

HIGH COURT BUILDING

BENGALURU-560 001.

HC-KAR

2.

SMT. GIRIJA

W/O LATE MANI,

AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS,

NO.32, 2ND CROSS,

HORAMAVU MAIN ROAD,

BENGALURU-43

...RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. SUHAS GOWDA M., HCGP FOR R1;

R2 - SERVED)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION

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OF

CR.P.C

PRAYING

TO

QUASH

THE

ENTIRE

PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY RESPONDENT POLICE IN

CR.NO.11/2021 (RAMAMURTHY NAGAR POLICE STATION)

FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 34, 354A, 354C, 376, 420, 508 OF IPC AND SECTION 66-E OF

THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 IN THE

COURT OF THE 1ST ADLL. CMM COURT, BENGALURU IN SO

FAR

AS

THE

PETITIONERS

IS

CONCERNED

(ANNEXURE -A1).

THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS

DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH

ORAL ORDER

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitions have become infructuous in view of filing of charge sheet.

2. The submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is placed on record.

HC-KAR

Accordingly, the criminal petitions are dismissed as withdrawn.

Sd/- (H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE

ST List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31

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