{"id":72929,"date":"2010-10-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dr-mohan-keshavamurthy-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-5-october-2010"},"modified":"2017-12-14T11:13:21","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T05:43:21","slug":"dr-mohan-keshavamurthy-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-5-october-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dr-mohan-keshavamurthy-vs-state-of-karnataka-on-5-october-2010","title":{"rendered":"Dr Mohan Keshavamurthy vs State Of Karnataka on 5 October, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Dr Mohan Keshavamurthy vs State Of Karnataka on 5 October, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: B.Sreenivase Gowda<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\n\nDATED '91-ns THE 5TH DAY or OCTOBER. 2010\nBEFORE V 'j\n\nTI-IE I-ION'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.SREENIV1\u00a75.;'\u00a7i5L\u00a7\" _\n\nCRIMINAL PETITION No. 56o5e0p$Lei2o'o\"Q%eek   \n\nCRIMINAL PETITION. LNo;e'5-604   :2 \nIN CRL.P. N0.5605\/O9  1% \"  I V'\n\nBetween\n\n1. Dr. Mohan.Keshav'aI\ufb01u\ufb02:hj;_ ' '_ \u00a2 .\nS\/0. I-I,\u00abS;\u00ab.Kesh:1va;mirt'hy*  \nAged ab.ouiA;?I;--8 Ye.2_1rs:\u00bb_ _ i_ . \nR \/ af F131\" Nb .' 'A. 3 :[XH_'c'tI'1d\n1\\(Ia11theI\"o\u00a5:?.:Q41, Wh_ite\"I<{_Qus_e,\n\n15*" Crejsvs,  _Nagara,_ \nBangalore.;.56Q"032.. M e\n\n2. Dr. L~.--,i\\|';vRaj_uA,1_  \n; ' {"3\/0. S.  VS'r'ini\\'-'asa Raju\n" ' Agedv%'ab01i1%  Years\n_ R,\/at_ NQ.788\/E, 3111 Main Road,\n3 '= _ 2\u00bbr,1\u00a7!"5t'ag'e9 Vij ayanagar.\n\n A. Bai;ga1Q'1~e' - 560 040.\n\n Petitioners\n\n(B;y Sri. C H Jaclhav, Adv.)\n\n State of Karnataka,\n\nBy Sheshadri Purarn Police Station\nBangalore.\nRepresented by the\n\n\n\nI' J\n\nState Public Prosecutor,\nHigh Court Building.\nBangalore ~ 560 001.\n\n5%..)\n\nDr. Patil P.M\n\nS\/o M. S. Patil\n\nAged about 54 Years\n\nChaithanya Hospital,  \nNo.80, 31" Cross, P & T Co1o1ay.._4  B\nR. '1'. Nagar,  ' ~ "\nBangalore w 560 032.\n\n  \n\n[By Sri. B. Raja.s.ubramari\u00a7;'--a'Bhat,' HCvGI;?.f'or R. 1,\nSri. K. A. Chaodr-3as];eka.r.Adv. for R2)\n\nThis Cr1.P fi1ed...I.Ig\/3.482..\u00bb c"t~.p;e'.hy the Advocate\nfor the petitioners pjjaying: thattthis Horrble Court may\nbe p1eased_Vt_o  _aside the order' dated 6.3.2009 in PCR\nNo.5045\/'QOQQ; """"p__ass.ed  by  the VIII--Add1. Chief\nMetropo1it--an'~M.;1gistra.te.B.' Barigalore City.\n\nIN cI\u00e9;,.1=..*No';'3@4[gO9_:V----.. ' 5\nBetweeian " V\n'1    Seetha. Belavadi\n\n' Wt,\/o"; ._Dr. Mohan Keshavamurthy\nAgeda_a"bout 38 Years\n\n   " mat. \ufb02at No.A3--204, White House\n\n' 15$-"\ufb02CfDSS, RT. Nagara\nBangalore \u00abW 560 032.\n\n _ 2. B' 1:113. Venkata Krishna Raju\n\n S\/o. SR. Srinivasa Raju\n" Aged about 45 Years\nR\/at No.788\/E, 3*" Main Road,\n2*" Stage, Vij ayanagara,\nBangalore W 560 040.\n\n\n\nMrs. Lakshmi Priya\n\nW\/o. Dr. L.N. Raju\n\nAged about 36 Years\n\nR\/at. l\\\u00a5o.788\/E. Sm Main Road.\n2!" Stage, Vij ayanagara,\nBangalore -- 560 040.\n\nMr. Vasudeva Raju\n\nS\/o. S. R. Srinivasa Raju   \nAged about 46 Years   \nR\/at. No.9801, 67"' Avenuej  A'\n4--R. Rego Park, ' - \nNeWyork-- 11374\n\nUSA\n\nMr. Venkatarama1i"Raj.u  " '\nS\/o. S. R. Sriniva\u00a7a.i.Ra._iu"' \n\nAged abou..t.44 Years. V _   A "\nR\/at. No.'E"88\/E.\u00a5_3r<! jsam Road, \n2nd Stage, ':%f'i}fayariagara.._.- fa \nBangaloife _--" 5'60 04.0.    A\n\nMr. V"en\u00a7i.ateshura1*a' Raj L1 \nS..\/ 0  S. R". 'Sri\ufb01iyasa\ufb02aju\nAged about #1-.3.Ye--ar's\u00ab. \nR\/a"L..__N'o,4'6,_ 115* _C_ross,\n\n_ -RT. Street,\u00bb  i\n~  Bangalore'-.  053.\n\n Petitioners\n\nit   H Jadhav. Adv.)\n\nA C} no} f \n\n4- State of Karnataka,\n\nV'  By Sheshadri Puram Police Station.\n\nBangalore,\n\nRepresented by the\nState Public Prosecutor.\nHigh Court Building,\n\n\n\nBangalore -- 560 01.\n\nEx.)\n\nDr. Patil PM\n\nS\/o. M. S. Patil\n\nAged about 54 Years\nChaithanya Hospital\n\nNo.80, 3"' Cross, P 81 T Colony,\nR.T. Nagar,\n\nBangalore -- 560 032.   \n\n. ' Reisponcienltsi ._\n\n(By Sri. B. Rajasubraniainya  1.\nSri. K. A. Chandrasheliargi Adv-. for R2 }\n\nThis Crl.P \ufb011ed"'--U\/_S.'48f.2by the Advocate\nfor the petitioners praying that this }lon_'_bl.e Court may\nbe pleased to set asidethje order date-ti.' 06.03.2009 in\nPCR No. 5045,'2,(i09 passed byme viii Addl. C.M.M., at\nBangalore .Ci.ty.5fU__-_'_ ~ 7    \n\n coming on for Admission,\nthis clay, tlie5Cou7'rt',  the following:\n\n   1) E R\n\n .,Petitii;ners...inA't.hle":above petitions have sought for\n\n   prooeledlings in PCR No.5045\/09 on the file\n\n  'aft ll\\'\/'ili:"i4itiel.1V';t~.C.;M.l\\\/I., Bangalore.\n\n  learned Counsel appearing for the\n\n Appetitioiaiers submits, allegations made in the complaint\n\nC'--_lareFfalse and there is no case made out for registering\n\n " ~~the complaint and referring the case for investigation\n\n%\n\n\n\nand he prays for allowing the petitions and quashing\nthe proceedings.\n\n3. Learned Counsel appearing \n\nrespondent submits. the trial Court  <\/pre>\n
cornpiaint fiied by him has ju;s>tMre\u00abferI’:ed_: <\/p>\n
Police for investigation and thelsarne can:1O’t\u00bb.b.e “souglit<\/p>\n
to be quashed and he   of the
\npetition. N l A l<\/p>\n
4. It is to be  respondent
\nfiled a    petitioners before<\/p>\n
the trial’  of Cr.P.C. alleging that<\/p>\n
t.he3:}.._haVe.lc’l;;nrnitet.ed:”offence under Secs. 420, 120-8
\nread w’ithllSecl.  All that the trial Court has<\/p>\n
dea.ne’1is,V it Vregistered the private complaint as PCR<\/p>\n
 and referred the same to the first<\/p>\n
“.respond’ent*ll– Police for ir1vest.igation as contemplated<\/p>\n
undeij Sec. 156(3) of Cr.P.C. Even before Police<\/p>\n
 jpifoceeds to investigate the complaint, petitioners<\/p>\n
 have \ufb02ied this petition seeking quashing of<\/p>\n
proceedings in PCR No.5045\/O9. If the petitioners<\/p>\n
are of the opinion that they have not<\/p>\n
3?\n<\/p>\n
committed the offence alleged in the private complaint
\n\ufb01led by the second respondent. it is always open for<\/p>\n
them to appear before the Police and make a <\/p>\n
if necessary produce documents and establisti  <\/p>\n
are not guilty of the offence. :}f”th’e\u00ab <\/p>\n
there is no case, they may file  .Police–::afte’1″._VV<\/p>\n
investigation \ufb01nd materi’a~ls’*-. prinia V ‘Vfaeiel\ufb02 disclose it<\/p>\n
commission of offence’ alleged la.:inll’i:h\u00abe coiriplaint, they
\nmay file charge sheet.\n<\/p>\n
5.  oi’. the”tri’al:.Court..7in registering the<\/p>\n
complaint reslpondent and referring<\/p>\n
the same to Policelfofiniiestigation cannot be termed as<\/p>\n
abuse of procesls. of .1aw}..’i’<\/p>\n
.  llll “Criminal Petition is dismissed as<\/p>\n
 ycievoidv :o\u00abf_yrr1eri.t’s.\n<\/p>\n
Sd\/”\n<\/p>\n
judge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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