- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7654 CRL.P NO.2185 OF 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.2185 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SHARATH KUMAR N. S/O NAGARAJA M. AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS NO.154, 3RD CROSS, MALLATHAHALLI MAIN ROAD, NEAR JNANAJYOTHI NAGARA, MALLATHAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 056. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATH M.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY JNANABHARATHI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SHALINI L.G. @ TANU D/O LATE GAVIGANGA AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT SAI. P.G., BEHIND S.V.K CHOULTRY, JNANAJYOTHINAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 056. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. M.M. WAHEEDA, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023, PRAYING TO QUASH THE F.I.R. AND COMPLAINT IN CRIME NO.8/2025 REGISTERED BY THE JNANABHARATHI P.S., BENGALURU FOR Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7654 CRL.P NO.2185 OF 2025 THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 69, 140(3), 89, 115(2), 352, 351(2) AND 127(2) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 WHICH IS PENDING BEFORE THE VI ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU. 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 After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present petition be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file fresh petition, in the event, if the respondent No.1 files final report / charge sheet. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, Criminal Petition is disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner as prayed for. SD/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38