- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19556 CRL.P No. 5239 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.5239 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI NIRANJAN SINGH S.C. S/O.LATE CHALUVAIAH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT NO.1759, 6TH CROSS CHIRISTIAN COLONY MANDYA CITY MANDYA-571 401 OCC: DRIVER AND CONDUCTOR OF KSRTC BUS BEARING REG.NO.KA-11-F-0317 …PETITIONER (BY SRI HARIPRASAD M.B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BIDADI POLICE STATION RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVSION RAMANAGARA DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU-560 001 2. SRI MANORANJAN H.S. S/O.LATE SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS OCC: SALESMAN R/AT NEAR GOVERNMENT SCHOOL HANUMANTHANAGARA BIDADI HOBLI Digitally signed by NARAYANA UMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19556 CRL.P No. 5239 of 2025 RAMANAGARA TALUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 109 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R-1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.PC. (FILED UNDER SECTION 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN CC.NO.397/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (JUNIOR DIVISION) AND JMFC AT RAMANAGARA. 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 following reliefs: "To quash the proceedings in C.C.No.397/2025 on the file of the Learned Principal Civil Judge (Junior Division), and J.M.F.C., at Ramanagara." 2. After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petition may be disposed of as withdrawn reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to seek discharge before the trial Court in CC.No.397/2025. 3. The submission is placed on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19556 CRL.P No. 5239 of 2025 4. The petition is accordingly disposed of as withdrawn reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file an appropriate discharge application before the trial Court, who shall consider the same, in accordance with law. 5. All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. Pending I.As., if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE LB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 59