Mr Varun v. State of Karnataka
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Section 482 Cr.P.C quashing refused — Karnataka High Court, J.M. Khazi, J., CRL.P No. 2678 of 2023 (NC: 2025:KHC:31674), 14.08.2025: earth excavation contract balance-payment dispute (contract Rs.2,74,11,387/-; paid Rs.1,90,00,000/-; balance Rs.80,41,919/-) essentially civil and cheating under S.420 IPC may not attract after part payment, but specific averment that accused with two others threatened/criminally intimidated complainant demanding balance (offences under Sections 341, 420, 504, 506 r/w 34 IPC) attracts criminal liability; prima facie material justified detailed investigation; 14 precedents cited by petitioner (S.W. Palanitkar; Anil Mahajan; Nimra Cerglass/ARCI; Devender Anand; Mithesh Kumar; Randheer Singh; Amit Garg; M.N.G. Bharateesh Reddy; Vijay Kumar Ghai; Syed Yaseer Ibrahim; Sarabjit Kaur; Mahmood Ali; Gagan Banga; Naresh Kumar) held not applicable at this stage; petition under 482 Cr.P.C / 528 BNSS caption rejected (dismissed); private complaint route after HAL Police non-registration; PCR 54417/2022, Crime 177/2022, XXIX ACMM Bengaluru.