- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18725 CRL.P No. 4897 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4897 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. YOGESH C, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, S/O CHIKKANNA, R/A #146, MARIGUDI BEEDI, BOGADI VILLAGE, MYSORE TQ., MYSORE – 570 026. 2. SMT. DEVIKA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, W/O M.ANANDA, R/A 57, 3RD MAIN, LIC COLONY, SRIRAMPURA 2ND STAGE, MYSORE – 570 023. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. HARSHA V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY METAGALLI POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY S.P.P., HIGH COURT BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE – 560 001. 2. SRI. M. RAJU, S/O LATE MUTHUGOWDAR @ MUTHUGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, NO.193, BANGALORE-MYSORE ROAD, KALASTHAWADI, Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18725 CRL.P No. 4897 of 2024 SIDDALINGAPURA POST, KASABA HOBLI, MYSORE – 570 003. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R-1) *** THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.37/2019 PENDING BEFORE THE I ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM MYSURU FOR OFFENCE P/U/S/ 406, 417, 420, 423 R/W SEC.34 OF IPC PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE - C, ETC. THIS CRL.P. 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 petitioners seek the following reliefs: "i. Call for the Records in C.C.No.37/2019 pending before the I ADDL.SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND C.J.M.MYSORE; ii. Quash the entire proceedings in C.C.No.37/2019 pending before the I ADDL.SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND C.J.M. MYSORE for the offences punishable Under Sections 406, 417, 420, 423 R/w.Sn.34 of the Indian Penal Code produced at "ANNEXURE C". iii. Allow this Criminal Petition and grant such other reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit to grant in the circumstances of this case in the interest of justice." - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18725 CRL.P No. 4897 of 2024 2. After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petition may be disposed of as withdrawn, reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to seek discharge before the Trial Court. 3. The submission is placed on record. The petition stands disposed of as withdrawn, reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to seek discharge before the Trial Court, in accordance with law. All rival contentions and all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. Subject to the aforesaid directions and liberty reserved in favour of the petitioners, petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMV* List No.: 2 Sl No.: 12