The petitioner, Sri Ramesh Moolya, filed a petition under Section 482 CrPC before the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash criminal proceedings arising from an incident on 22.02.2019 at an Educational Trust, where he and others were accused of trespass, wrongful restraint, outraging modesty, abuse, and criminal intimidation under Sections 341, 354, 447, 504, 506 read with Section 149 IPC. The petitioner argued that the dispute was essentially civil in nature, given the extensive litigation between the parties over trust deeds, trusteeship, and property, and that the criminal proceedings amounted to an abuse of process. The High Court held that Sections 341 and 447 IPC are cognizable offences, making registration of an FIR mandatory as per the law laid down in Lalitha Kumari, and that the existence of civil disputes does not automatically bar criminal proceedings where specific criminal acts are alleged and witnesses are cited. The court further held that allegations of outraging the modesty of women (the Principal and Teachers) must be tried before the Trial Court and cannot be quashed at this stage.