- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22084 CRL.P No. 5038 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5038 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. MAHESH VISHNU RAHEJA S/O VISHNU B. RAHEJA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT D. NO. 144/A, 'RAHEJA VILLA,' 1ST MAIN, YADAVGIRI, MYSURU - 570 020. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MILASH ARROL NORONHA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY NARASIMHARAJA POLICE STATION, MYSURU CITY, MYSURU, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. S.N. DHEERAJ. S/O SRI. S.N. SURESH. AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS. RESIDENT OF NO. 386, 7TH CROSS, NORTH EAST OF N.R. MOHALLA, N.R. MOHALLA, MYSURU - 570 007. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R, HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by MAYAGAIAH VINUTHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22084 CRL.P No. 5038 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.1405/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE III ADDL.I CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC, MYSORE ARISING OUT OF FIR IN CRIME NO.0086/2015 REGISTERED FOR THE O/P/U/S 386 AND 448 OF THE IPC, 1860. 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 some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to seek discharge and/or file an application for discharge before the Sessions Court, which may be directed to consider and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. His submission is placed on record. 2. The petition is disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to seek discharge and/or file an application for discharge, which shall be considered by the Sessions Court in accordance with law. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22084 CRL.P No. 5038 of 2025 3. Liberty is also reserved in favour of the petitioners to take recourse to such other remedies as available in law subsequently. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE VM List No.: 3 Sl No.: 28 CT: BHK