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Dismissed¶39

N.a.Venkatesh Gupta v. the State by

Karnataka HC14 Oct 2025CRL.P/1209/2022

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; CRL.P No. 1209 of 2022 (cause-title notation: 482 Cr.PC / 528 BNSS); Justice M.I. Arun; decided 14.10.2025. Petitioners N.A. Venkatesh Gupta, N.A. Krishnaiah Setty and N.A. Jayaram sought quashing under Section 482 CrPC of FIR Crime No. 392/2019 registered by Respondent No.1 police (Hebbagodi P.S.) for offences punishable under Sections 143, 447, 427, 506 and 149 IPC and Section 3(1)(v) of the SC/ST Atrocities Act 1989. Respondents: the State by Hebbagodi P.S., the Investigation Officer (Assistant Commissioner of Police, Anekal Sub-Division), and D. Muniyappa (counsel: Sri Ravisha M.G.). Learned counsel for all three petitioners jointly submitted that the petition be dismissed as withdrawn, filing memos dated 14.10.2025 (P.1 and P.2) and 18.09.2025 (P.3); the petition was dismissed as withdrawn. No issue on merits was decided and no precedents were cited.

What did the court decide?

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn pursuant to the joint request of learned counsel for the petitioners, with their memos dated 14.10.2025 (petitioner Nos.1 and 2) and 18.09.2025 (petitioner No.3) placed on record. ¶39

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether the FIR in Crime No.392/2019 registered by Respondent No.1 police for offences under Sections 143, 447, 427, 506 and 149 IPC and Section 3(1)(v) of the SC/ST Atrocities Act, 1989 should be quashed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Ratio / Principle

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn pursuant to the joint request of learned counsel for the petitioners, with their memos dated 14.10.2025 (petitioner Nos.1 and 2) and 18.09.2025 (petitioner No.3) placed on record.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Petition No. 1209 of 2022 filed under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of FIR in Crime No. 392/2019 of Hebbagodi Police (offences under Sections 143, 447, 427, 506 and 149 IPC and Section 3(1)(v) of the SC/ST Atrocities Act, 1989) - N.A. Venkatesh Gupta and two others v. The State by Hebbagodi P.S., the Investigation Officer and D. Muniyappa - on the joint request of learned counsel for the petitioners, supported by memos dated 14.10.2025 and 18.09.2025, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn - Before Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.I. Arun, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, 14.10.2025.

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NC: 2025:KHC:40628 CRL.P No. 1209 of 2022

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 14^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO.1209 OF 2022

(482 (Cr.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

N.A. VENKATESH GUPTA

S/O LATE N S ANJAIAH SETTY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS

N A KRISHNAIAH SETTY S/O LATE N S ANJAIAH SETTY AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS

Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

NO.1 & 2 ARE R/AT NO.6, PUTTANNA ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU-560 004.

N A JAYARAM S/O LATE N S ANJAIAH SETTY AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS NO.23, 4TH MAIN ROAD NEW THARAGUPET BENGALURU-560 002.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI MADHUSUDHAN M., ADVOCATE FOR

SRI. VISWANATHA SHETTY V., ADVOCATE FOR P.1 AND P.2; SRI DHARMAPAL, ADVOCATE FOR P.3.)

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NC: 2025:KHC:40628 CRL.P No. 1209 of 2022

HC-KAR

AND:

THE STATE BY HEBBAGODI P S BENGALURU

REP. BY THE SR. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001.

THE INVESTIGATION OFFICER ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ANEKAL SUB-DIVISION ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU DISTRICT-562 106.

D MUNIYAPPA S/O LATE DEKAPPA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS R/AT BOMMASANDRA VILLAGE ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUK BENGALURU DISTRICT-562 106.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI RAVISHA M.G., ADVOCATE FOR R.3)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 POLICE IN CRIME NO.392/2019 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 143, 447, 427, 506 and 149 OF IPC MUCH LESS PROVISIONS OF SECTION 3(1)(V) OF SC/ST ATROCITIES ACT 1989, ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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NC: 2025:KHC:40628 CRL.P No. 1209 of 2022

HC-KAR

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN

ORAL ORDER

The learned counsel for the petitioners together submits that the petition may be dismissed as withdrawn.

The learned counsel for petitioner Nos.1 and 2 have filed a memo dated 14.10.2025, and the learned counsel for petitioner No.3 has filed a memo dated 18.09.2025 in this

regard. The same are placed on record.

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Sd/(M.I.ARUN) JUDGE

VMB

List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether the FIR in Crime No.392/2019 registered by Respondent No.1 police for offences under Sections 143, 447, 427, 506 and 149 IPC and Section 3(1)(v) of the SC/ST Atrocities Act, 1989 should be quashed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.¶29

Statutes considered

4 provisions across 4 enactments

AI extract

Code of Criminal Procedure482¶29
Indian Penal Code143, 447, 427, 506, 149¶29
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 19893(1)(v)¶29
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita528¶8

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
FIR in Crime No.392/2019 registered by Respondent No.1 police (Hebbagodi P.S.) for offences punishable under Sections 143, 447, 427, 506 and 149 IPC and Section 3(1)(v) of the SC/ST Atrocities Act, 1989, sought to be quashed.¶29
Hebbagodi Police Station (Respondent No.1 police)
Prior proceeding
Registration of the FIR in Crime No.392/2019 by Respondent No.1 police against the petitioners for offences under Sections 143, 447, 427, 506 and 149 IPC and Section 3(1)(v) of the SC/ST Atrocities Act, 1989.¶29

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
N.A. VENKATESH GUPTA¶10
Madhusudhan M., Viswanatha Shetty V.
petitioner
N A KRISHNAIAH SETTY¶12
Madhusudhan M., Viswanatha Shetty V.
petitioner
N A JAYARAM¶15
Dharmapal
respondent
THE STATE BY HEBBAGODI P S BENGALURU¶23
Sr. Public Prosecutor
respondent
THE INVESTIGATION OFFICER ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ANEKAL SUB-DIVISION¶25
respondent
D MUNIYAPPA¶26
Ravisha M.G.

Coram

AI extract

M.I.ARUNauthor¶34

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 14 Oct 2025 · October
Registered: 8 Feb 2022
Case no.: CRL.P/1209/2022
CNR: KAHC010061022022
Bench: M.i.arun
Disposal: DISMISSED
Case type: CRL.P

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N.a.Venkatesh Gupta v. the State by, CRL.P/1209/2022 (KA), decided on 14 October 2025.

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Statutes4

Code of Criminal Procedure482
Indian Penal Code143, 447, 427, 506, 149
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 19893(1)(v)
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita528

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Procedural history2

FIR in Crime No.392/2019 registered by Respondent No.1 police (Hebbagodi P.S.) for offences punishable under Sections 143, 447, 427, 506 and 149 IPC and Section 3(1)(v) of the SC/ST Atrocities Act, 1989, sought to be quashed.Hebbagodi Police Station (Respondent No.1 police)
Registration of the FIR in Crime No.392/2019 by Respondent No.1 police against the petitioners for offences under Sections 143, 447, 427, 506 and 149 IPC and Section 3(1)(v) of the SC/ST Atrocities Act, 1989.

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Bench / Coram

M.I.ARUN

Parties & counsel