CRL.P/14432/2024 of SRI MUNIRATHNA Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 1 October 2026

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CRL.P No. 14432 of 2024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14432 OF 2024

BETWEEN:

SRI MUNIRATHNA

S/O LATE SUBRAMANYA NAIDU,

AGED 60 YEARS,

M. L. A. RR NAGARA CONSTITUENCY,

RESIDENT OF NO.147,

11TH A CROSS, VYALIKAVAL,

MALLESHWARAM,

BENGALURU-560 003

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR P.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

STATE OF KARNATAKA

THROUGH JALAHALLI POLICE STATION,

REPRESENTED BY LEARNED

HIGH COURT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

HIGH COURT COMPLEX,

BENGALURU-560001

2.

SMT. KUSUMA H,

D/O SRI HANUMANTHARAYAPPA,

AGED 34 YEARS,

RESIDENT OF NO.703,

SRI MARUTI NILAYA,

OPP. DR AIT COLLEGE,

BALAGANGADHARA NAGAR,

MALLATHALLI LAYOUT,

BENGALURU-560 056

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. NAGHARISH G S, HCGP FOR R1)

Digitally Signed by ANANT

RAMNATH HEGDE

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CRL.P No. 14432 of 2024

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS)

CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING

THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH

THE FIR IN CRIME NO.33/2023 REGISTERED BY THE FIRST

RESPONDENT JALAHALLI POLICE AGAINST THE PETITIONER

FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 153-A OF IPC NOW PENDING ON THE

FILE OF THE LEARNED 42nd ACJM BENGALURU A COPY OF FIR

IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE A TO THE CRIMINAL PETITION., AND ETC.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE