-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.6682 OF 2014 BETWEEN: PREMA H.B. @ PREMA SHIVA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, #137, RENUKA NILAYA, 2ND FLOOR, 13TH MAIN, 5TH CROSS, M.T.STREET, KODIHALLI, BANGALORE – 560 072. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI PRAVEEN R.J.S. FOR SRI G.PAPI REDDY, ADV.) AND: 1. STATE BY JB POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY S.P.P ., HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE – 560 075. 2. D.R.TILAK, S/O LATE M.D.RAJENDRAN, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, #944, “D” BLOCK, SAHAKARANAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 092. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, HCGP. FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.50305/13 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE X ADDITIONAL C.M.M., MAYOHALL, BANGALORE CITY, AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE FIR AND THE CHARGE SHEET -2- REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE COMPLAINT IN CRIME NO.231/11 IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER IN CONCERNED. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT, MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORDER When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned Counsel for the petitioner brought to the notice of this court that charge sheet has been filed against the petitioner (accused No.2) and her husband Shivakumar (accused No.1). 2. The learned Government Pleader has also brought to my notice that in the bail application filed before the court below, petitioner has given her address as “Prema Shivakumar w/o Shivakumar, residing at S-01, Lokesh House, Kodihalli, HAL III Stage, Near Leela Palace, Bangalore”. In the instant petition, the petitioner has given her address as “Prema H.B. @ Prema Shivakumar, residing at # 137, Renuka Nilaya, 2nd Floor, 13th Main, 5th Cross, M.T.Street, Kodihalli, Bangalore-560 072”. The petitioner has suppressed that she is the wife of first accused. -3- 3. The statements of the witnesses would reveal that the petitioner along with her husband induced the second respondent to invest a sum of Rs.20 lakhs with M/s.S.S.Tours & Travels, which was being managed by the petitioner and her husband. They had assured second respondent of higher returns with interest. There is prima facie material to constitute an offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC. There are no reasons to quash the final report. The petition is dismissed reserving liberty to petitioner to plead for discharge before the trial court. Sd/JUDGE KNM/-