- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6001 CRL.P No. 881 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 881 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. VEERAMANIKANDAN MURUGAN AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, S/O MURUGAN R/A 1-32, MADATHU VALAI STREET, SUNNADAN PARAPPU, AGASTEESWARAM, MAHADANAPURAM, KANYAKUMARI, TAMILNADU - 629 702 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. H. MALATESH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE - BY MANGALURU SOUTH POLICE STATION, CENTRAL SUB-DIVISION-MANGALURU (REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR), HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE-01 2. MR. MANGALADATUDI BIJU AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, S/O P. BALAKRISHNAN R/A 25-21-1320/16 Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6001 CRL.P No. 881 of 2025 JEPPU, MAJILA, KANKANADI POST, MANGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA-575 002 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL.SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED IN CRIME NO.168/2024, REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 406, 420 IPC BY THE MANGALURU SOUTH POLICE, PENDING IN THE FILE OF JMFC 2ND COURT AT MANGALURU, D.K. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioner has sought for the following reliefs:- "(a) Quash the FIR registered in Crime No.168/2024, registered for the offence punishable under Section - 406, 420 of IPC by the Mangaluru South Police, pending in the file of JMFC 2nd Court at Mangaluru, D.K. (b) Grant such other and further reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit to grant under - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6001 CRL.P No. 881 of 2025 the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity." 2. After arguing the matter for sometime learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition shall be disposed off, reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner, to approach this Court once again subsequently, if a charge-sheet is filed. His submission is placed on record. Petition stands disposed off reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file a fresh petition in the event charge- sheet is filed. 3. Subject to the aforesaid direction and liberty reserved in favour of the petitioner, the petition stands disposed off. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE JJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24 CT:SNN