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These were a batch of criminal petitions filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (now Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita) along with a writ petition, seeking to quash FIRs registered by Sheshadripuram Police Station, Bengaluru (later transferred to CCB), in multiple crime numbers arising out of the year 2022. The offences alleged against the petitioners, who included BDA officials and private individuals, were punishable under Sections 409, 420, 465, 468, 471, 472 and 120B read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, pertaining to criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery and related offences in connection with alleged irregularities at the Bangalore Development Authority.
The petitions were heard together before the Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru since they arose from a common set of facts and FIRs registered at Sheshadripuram Police Station involving the same alleged criminal transactions concerning BDA's Vigilance and Special Task Force wing. The cases were pending on the file of the IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru.
The Hon'ble Court, after hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners and the High Court Government Pleader for the State, disposed of the batch of petitions by its order dated 21 April 2025.
Catchwords:
quashing of FIR · Section 482 CrPC · Section 528 BNSS · criminal breach of trust · cheating · forgery · Bangalore Development Authority · BDA · IPC · criminal conspiracy · public servant · writ petition
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