CRL.P/8950/2026 of VIJAY M Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 30 July 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JULY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8950 OF 2026

BETWEEN:

1.

VIJAY M,

S/O. MUNIRAJU,

AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS,

NEAR MAHANTHALINGAPURA,

R/AT BALARBANDE VILLAGE,

JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK,

BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT.

2.

TEJAS. M,

S/O. MANJUNATH,

AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS,

R/AT MAHANTHALINGAPURA VILLAGE,

JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK,

BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT.

3.

MUNIRAJU. V,

S/O. LATE VENKATAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS,

R/AT BALARBANDE VILLAGE,

JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK,

BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT.

4.

SRINIVASA,

S/O. YELLAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,

Digitally signed

by

PADMAVATHI

B K

Location: High

Court of

Karnataka

HC-KAR

R/AT BALARBANDE VILLAGE,

JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK,

BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT.

5.

NAVEEN KUMAR. M,

S/O. B. MUNIRAJU,

AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,

R/AT BALARBANDE VILLAGE,

JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK,

BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI REVANTH P N, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY JIGANI POLICE STATION,

ANEKAL SUBDIVISION, BENGALURU RURAL

DISTRICT, REP. BY THE LEARNED

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

BENGALURU.

2.

GOPI,

S/O. CHOWDAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS,

R/AT KRISHNADODDI VILLAGE,

JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK,

BENGALURU DISTRICT.

3.

VENKATESH

S/O. CHOWDAPPA,

R/AT KRISHNADODDI VILLAGE,

JIGANI KRISHNADODDI VILLAGE,

JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK,

HC-KAR

BENGALURU DISTRICT.

4.

DHANUSH,

R/AT KRISHNADODDI VILLAGE,

JIGANI HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK,

BENGALURU DISTRICT.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT. DEEPTHI ALVA, HCGP FOR R-1)

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

BNSS) TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.73/2026 REGISTERED

AT

JIGANI

POLICE

STATION,

ANEKAL

SUB

DIVISION

BENGALURU

RURAL

DISTRICT,

FOR

OFFENCES

UNDER

SECTIONS 3(1)(r), 3(2) (v-a) AND 3(1)(s) OF THE SCHEDULED

CASTES

AND

SCHEDULED

TRIBES

(PREVENTION

OF

ATROCITIES) AMENDMENT ACT, 2015, AND SECTION 27, 25(1)

OF ARMS ACT, 1959 AND SECTIONS 115(2), 118(2), 190, 140(2), 352, 351(3) AND 126(2) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA

SANHITA, 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE IIND

ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BANGALORE

RURAL, BANGALORE AS AGAINST THEM.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA