- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23644 CRL.P No. 2973 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2973 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MANJULA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS OLD, C/O SRINIVASA NO.352, NEAR FLOOR MILL, KEMBATHAHALLI, BANGALORE SOUTH, BANGALORE- 560083. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M. ABDUL SALAM, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. SHANTHALADEVI B.R., ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KONANAKUNTE POLICE STATION, BANGALORE-560016. REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE PIN- 560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET IN C.C NO. 930/2022 FILED BY THE KONANAKUNTE POLICE AGAINST THE PETITIONER PENDING BEFORE THE HON'BLE XXX ADDL. CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AT BANGALORE FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 3, 4, 5 AND 6 OF IMMORAL TRAFFIC PREVENTION ACT, 1956 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23644 CRL.P No. 2973 of 2025 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 seeks the following reliefs: "a) To Quash the Charge Sheet in C.C No. 930/2022 filed by the Konanakunte Police against the Petitioner pending before the Hon'ble XXX Addl Chief Judicial Magistrate at Bangalore For the offense punishable U/s 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1956 vide Annexure-A. b) Call for the records pending before the Hon'ble XXX Addl Chief Judicial Magistrate at Bangalore in CC No.930/2022. c) Pass such other orders or directions that this Hon'ble Court may deem fit with the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity." 2. After arguing the matter, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be disposed of as withdrawn reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to urge all contentions including the contentions urged in the present petition in the discharge application to be filed before the Trial Court. 3. The submission is placed on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23644 CRL.P No. 2973 of 2025 4. The petition stands disposed of as withdrawn reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to urge all contentions including the contentions urged in the present petition by filing an appropriate discharge application before the Trial Court which shall consider the same and proceed further in accordance with law. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE SMA List No.: 3 Sl No.: 8