Bengaluru: Straight out of a movie scene, A 60-year-old woman landed up in a co-operative bank with her husband, seeking a loan while claiming to be a property owner. Later another woman claimed that the so-called ‘property owner’ had impersonated her.
The court directed the police to investigate the matter. A criminal case was registered against the woman who had sought a loan. She in turn approached the High Court seeking to quash the criminal proceedings against her, claiming that there was a civil suit pending over the property ownership.
The allegations made in the FIR are that the complainant Shakuntala, the wife of Bharma, is the absolute owner and she has been in possession of the property. She further alleged that the accused woman claimed to be the wife of Bharamappa Badiger and the owner of the property.
The petition states, “Through fraud and impersonation the complainant and her husband Bharma went to the Chikkodi Urban Co-Operation Bank, Chikkodi and presented documents pertaining to the property. She impersonated Shakuntala and produced the records for the purpose of obtaining the loan of Rs 1,50,000”.
It is also alleged that the accused and Bharma falsified documents. The accused signed the documents as Shakunthala.
However, the advocate representing the accused put forth the case that there are civil suits pending before the civil court, in which Shakunthala has claimed ownership over the property by means of filing a declaratory suit. “Therefore, at this stage, it is a counter blast to the said suit. It claimed continuing the prosecution would amount to abuse of process of the Court. Therefore, the advocate claimed quashing of the proceedings.”
The court, however, dismissed the petition stating that if the accused has got sufficient materials and documentary materials in her favour she can produce those documents before the Investigating Officer.
