CRL.P/10342/2025 of MRS THERESA LEWIS Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 17 August 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10342 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

1.

MRS. THERESA LEWIS

W/O MERVYN LEWIS,

AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS,

NO.5-224, HAMPANA KATTE

KEMANJU MOODUTHONSE VILLAGE,

UDUPI DISTRICT - 576115.

2.

MR. HEROLD MARIO VINCENT LEWIS

S/O LATE MERVYN LEWIS,

AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,

R/AT LEOVIN, 5-224,

HAMPANAKATTE JUNCTION,

TONSE WEST, KEMMANNU,

UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 115.

3.

MRS. HENDRITA LEONORA ALMEIDA

W/O ROSHAN JUDE ALMEIDA,

AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,

R/AT 3-59, DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD,

PANDESHWARA, SASTHAN,

4.

MR. ELROY NICHOLAS LEWIS

S/O MERVYN LEWIS,

Digitally

signed by

PADMAVATHI

B K

Location: High

Court of

Karnataka

HC-KAR

AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,

R/AT 5-224, LEOVIN,

HAMPANAKATTE JUNCTION,

TONSE WEST, KEMMANNU,

UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 115.

5.

LOLIT SYNTHIA LEWIS

D/O MERVYN LEWIS,

AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,

R/AT NO.5/189, TONSE EAST,

KALIANPURA,

UDUPI DISTRICT - 576114.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. B, RAJA SUBRAMANYA BHAT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

STATE OF KARNATAKA,

R/BY MALPLE CIRCLE POLICE STATION,

MALPE, UDUPI DSITRICT,

THROUGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

HIGH COURT BUILDING,

BENGALURU - 560 001.

2.

MR. DERIL BASCO LEWIS

S/O LATE BONAVENTURE RAPHAEL LEWIS,

AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS,

R/AT B3-1103, NANDAM

PROSPERA GOLD,

SY.NO.22, OFF BALEWADI HIGH STREET,

BANER ROAD, BANER, PUNE,

MAHARASTHRA - 411 045.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT. DEEPTHI ALVA, HCGP FOR R1)

HC-KAR

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528

BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT IN CRIME

NO. 14/2024 REGISTERED BY MALPE CIRCLE MALPE POLICE

STATION PUNISHABLE U/S.465, 468, 476, 420 R/W 34 IPC, BEFORE THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE (SR. DN.) AND CJM COURT, UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS

DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA