CRL.P/8525/2026 of CHRISTOPHER JOHN Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 29 July 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JULY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8525 OF 2026

BETWEEN:

1.

CHRISTOPHER JOHN

S/O T.R. DASS

AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,

R/AT NO.458, PALANI STREET

NEAR MULTIPLEX, SUPER MARKET

BANASWADI, BENGALURU - 560 033.

2.

STEPHY DASS

D/O T.R. DASS

W/O GANESH KUMAR

AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS

3.

SRI GANESH KUMAR NATARAJAN

S/O NATARAJAN

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS

P2 AND P3 ARE R/AT NO.

R/AT NO. C-78, T.N.H.B COLONY

KOLLAPPATTI, ANIMOOR

NAMAKKAL, TAMIL NADU - 637 214.

4.

G. RAJA

S/O GOVINDARAJ

AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS

Digitally signed

by

PADMAVATHI B

K

Location: High

Court of

Karnataka

HC-KAR

5.

G. RAJA MAITHILI

W/O G RAJA

AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS

P4 AND P5 ARE R/AT NO.27-331/A

JANAKA PALLI VILLAGE,

CHITTOR DISTRICT,

ANDHRA PRADESH - 517 002.

6.

SRI. JOHNSON

SUBRAMANI

S/O SUBRAMANI

AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS

R/AT NO.10, 1ST FLOOR

6TH CROSS, NEAR MUTHYALAMMA TEMPLE,

RAMASWAMYPALYA

BENGALURU - 560 033.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. MADHU R, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY EAST WOMEN P.S., BENGALURU

REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

HIGH COURT BUILDINGS

BENGALURU - 560 001.

2.

SMT. MARIA PRASTINA PRIYANKA D.C,

W/O CHRISTOPER JOHN

AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS

R/AT NO.381, 3RD CROSS

KUVEMPUNAGAR, VIJINAPURA

RAMAMURTHYNAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 016.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT. DEPTHI ALVA, HCGP FOR R1)

HC-KAR

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

PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE FIR IN CR.NO.40/2026, FOR

THE OFFENCES P/U/S 85, 352 R/W 3(5) OF BNS, 2023, U/S 4

OF D.P ACT, 1961, PENDING BEFORE THE 11th ACMM, MAYO

HALL, BENGALURU AGAINST THE PETITIONERS.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA