- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7655 CRL.P NO.2253 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.2253 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. DHANALAKSHMI M. W/O UMESH M.S., AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, PERMANENTLY R/AT: VEERABHADRESHWARA NILAYA, RIGHT SIDE, 3RD CROSS, BOMMANKATTE, SHIVAMOGGA NAVILE, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 204. PRESENTLY R/AT JNANASAGARA CENTRAL SCHOOL, KOMMANALU SAVALANAGA RO, SAVALANGA ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 204. 2. PRADEEP KUMAR T.R. S/O RANGAPPA T., AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, PRESENTLY R/AT JHANASAGARA CENTRAL SCHOOL, KOMMANALU, SAVALANGA RO, SAVALANGA ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 204. PERMANENTLY R/AT NO.242, SRI. RANGANATHA KRUPA, 1ST CROSS, 'A' BLOCK, NEAR INCOME TAX OFFICE, SWAMY VIVEKANANDA BADAVANE, VINOBANAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 204. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH B., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7655 CRL.P NO.2253 OF 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY NYAMATHI POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE, REPRESENTED BY THE S.P.P., HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. PRAVEEN N.J. S/O CHANDRAPPA N.J., AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT SAVALANGA VILLAGE, NYAMATI TALUK, DAVANAGERE - 577 225. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. M.M. WAHEEDA, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (U/S 528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CHARGE SHEET INCLUDING FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN S.C.NO.149/2024 ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.53/2024 REGISTERED BY NYAMATHI POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 114, 306 READ WITH SECTION 34 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE AGAINST THE PETITIONERS, WHICH IS PENDING CONSIDERATION ON THE FILE OF I-A.D.J., DAVANAGERE, AGAINST THE PETITIONER. 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 the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioners submit that he may be permitted to withdraw the present Criminal Petition reserving liberty in favour of petitioners to file discharge application before the Trial Court. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7655 CRL.P NO.2253 OF 2025 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. Criminal Petition is accordingly disposed of as withdrawn, reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to file an appropriate discharge application before the Trial Court, which shall consider the same in accordance with law. All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. SD/- (S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 45