- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24280 CRL.P No. 8390 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.8390 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI ARUN KUMAR, S/O. ESHWAR NAIK, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT. GUDIMAKKI VILLAGE, BALAKUR POST, MANKI, HONNAVAR TALUK, UTTAR KANNADA DISTRICT – 581 423. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAMACHANDRA R. NAIK., ADVOCATE) AND: SRI BHARATH KUMAR R., S/O. RAVINDRA KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT NO.169/2/1, 1ST MAIN, 1ST CROSS, JABBER BLOCK, P.G. HALLI, BANGALORE – 560 003. …RESPONDENT * * * THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT IN CC NO.1146 OF 2020 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 N.I ACT ON THE FILE OF LEARNED THE Digitally signed by DHAKSHAYINI R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24280 CRL.P No. 8390 of 2025 XIX ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AT BANGALORE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS CRIMINAL 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, petitioner seeks the following reliefs: "WHEREFORE, for the reasons stated above the petitioner respectfully pays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings initiated by the respondent/complainant in C.C.No.1146 of 2020 for the offence punishable under Section 138 N.I. Act on the file of learned the XIX Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Bangalore, in the interest of justice and equity." 2. After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be disposed of as withdrawn, reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to urge all his contentions before the Trial Court. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24280 CRL.P No. 8390 of 2025 3. His submission is placed on record. The petition stands disposed of as withdrawn, reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to urge all his contentions before the Trial Court, which shall, in turn dispose of the matter, in accordance with law, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. All rival contentions and all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. Subject to the aforesaid liberty reserved in favour of the petitioner, petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMV* List No.: 3 Sl No.: 7