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Raj K Chandaria v. the State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC1 Apr 2026CRL.P/14291/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

CRL.P 14291/2025; HC-KAR; NC 2026:KHC:17890; M. Nagaprasanna J.; Raj K Chandaria; Aegis Logistics Limited; State of Karnataka by Beguru/Begur Police Station; Jahnavi N.; quashing of FIR Crime No.21/2025 dated 01.02.2025; offences under Sections 324(2), 287, 125(a) BNS; notices under Section 35(3) BNSS dated 21.04.2025, 28.04.2025, 27.05.2025; Section 482 Cr.P.C. / Section 528 BNSS; 'B' Report filed 06.01.2026; withdrawal memo; protest petition; liberty reserved; petition disposed; IX ACJM Bengaluru; Jaswin Joy advocate; B.N. Jagadeesha Addl.SPP.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed on withdrawal, with liberty reserved to the petitioner to approach the Court in the event any order is passed on the protest petition; no quashing decided. ¶35

Raj K Chandaria Vs the State of Karnataka — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petition disposed on withdrawal, with liberty reserved to the petitioner to approach the Court in the event any order is passed on the protest petition; no quashing decided.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the FIR in Crime No.21/2025 dated 01.02.2025 of Begur Police Station (offences punishable under Sections 324(2), 287, 125(a) of BNS), the complaint at Annexures A and B, and the further investigation pending before the IX ACJM, Bengaluru, along with the notices issued under Section 35(3) of the BNSS, ought to be quashed.

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Court's answer

Since the petitioner had not sought liberty to approach this Court in the event of any order on the protest petition, the Court disposed of the petition on the withdrawal memo, reserving liberty to the petitioner to knock at the doors of this Court in the event any order is passed on the protest petition. The quashing question was not decided.

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Ratio / Principle

The petitioner had not sought any liberty to approach this Court in the event any order would be passed in the protest petition.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Karnataka (M. Nagaprasanna J.), CRL.P No. 14291 of 2025, decided 01.04.2026 [NC: 2026:KHC:17890]: Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (filed u/s 528 BNSS) by Raj K Chandaria, Chairman and Managing Director, Aegis Logistics Limited, sought quashing of the FIR in Crime No.21/2025 dated 01.02.2025 registered by Begur Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 324(2), 287, 125(a) of BNS, the complaint at Annexures A and B, and further investigation pending before the IX ACJM, Bengaluru, together with challenge to notices dated 21.04.2025, 28.04.2025 and 27.05.2025 issued under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. On the petitioner's memo stating that a 'B' Report had been filed on 06.01.2026 by Respondent No.1 before the Learned Magistrate and that the petition had become infructuous, the Court disposed of the petition, noting that no liberty had been sought regarding the protest petition, and reserved liberty to the petitioner to approach the Court in the event any order is passed on the protest petition.

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NC: 2026:KHC:17890 CRL.P No. 14291 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1^ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14291 OF 2025

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BETWEEN:

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RAJ K CHANDARIA, CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, AEGIS LOGISTICS LIMITED, CORPORATE OFFICE: UNIT NO. 1202, TOWER B, PENINSULA BUSINESS PARK, G K MARG, LOWER PAREL (WEST), MUMBAI-400 013. AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, …PETITIONER

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(BY SRI. JASWIN JOY., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY BEGURU POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY-560 068, REP. BY LEARNED THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001.

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MRS. JAHNAVI. N, D/O S. NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, R/AT NO. 915, BEHIND GANESH TEMPLE,

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NC: 2026:KHC:17890 CRL.P No. 14291 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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KACHERI STREET, BEGURU, BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA-560 068.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI.B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R1)

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THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 (FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO A. QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND B AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION OUT OF FIR IN CRIME NO.21/2025 DATED 01.02.2025 REGISTERED BY BEGUR POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 324(2), 287, 125(a) OF BNS PENDING BEFORE THE HON'BLE IX^tH ACJM, BENGALURU.

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

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

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ORAL ORDER

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The petitioner has filed a memo seeking to withdraw the

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petition. The memo reads as follows:

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"The Petitioner most respectfully submits that:

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That the above Petition was filed seeking quashing of the entire proceedings pending on the file of the Learned IX Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, arising out of FIR in Crime No. 21/2025 and the notices dated 21.04.2025, 28.04.2025 and 27.05.2025 issued under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita by Begur Police Station.

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It has now come to the knowledge of the Petitioner that a 'B' Report has been filed on 06.01.2026 by Respondent No.1 (Begur Police Station) before the

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