Karnataka high court
However, when the couple began to dodge, a case was registered on June 7, 2026 at Bagalagunte police station for cheating, breach of trust, etc.
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The submission that the proceedings are merely a coercive device for recovery of money, therefore, cannot become a talisman by the mere utterance of the expression of “civil dispute,” the judge noted in his order. Download the TOI App.
Bengaluru : The high court refused to quash proceedings in a cheating case registered against a couple from Bengaluru, who allegedly duped the complainant of Rs 1.4 crore on the promise of securing a medical seat for her daughter. When her elder daughter didn’t secure appropriate ranking in NEET , Shilpa Aravali and her husband Kiran Kumar P told her they have contacts with influential people and were capable of securing a medical seat for her daughter, according to her in 2023. Relying on the assurance, the couple paid Rs 35 lakh in cash. Thereafter, upon a further demand, over Rs 1 crore was transferred to Kiran Kumar’s account through five transactions.
Smita Prasad is the complainant. Challenging the same, the couple argued it was a simple money transaction and a criminal case has been registered as a plot to recover the money. However, after perusing the materials on record, Justice M Nagaprasanna declined to accept the argument put forth by the petitioners.