- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7808 WP No. 23276 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 23276 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MANJUNATHA S/O NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 2. RAJAPPA S/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 3. NARAYANASWAMY S/O HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 4. KRISHNAPPA S/O HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, 5. JAYAMMA W/O RAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 6. LILAVATHI W/O MANJUNATHA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 7. SUNANDAMMA W/O NARAYANASWAMY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDENT OF DINNUR VILLAGE, SUGATURU HOBLI, KOLAR DISTRICT – 563 101 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ANAND R.V., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by LEELAVATHI S R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7808 WP No. 23276 of 2024 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KOLAR RURAL POLICE STATION, KOLAR DISTRICT-563101 REPT BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. SHYAMALA W/O GANGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS RESIDENT OF DINNURU VILLAGE, SUGATURU HOBLI, KOLAR TALUK KOLAR DISTRICT – 563 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. THEJESH P., HCGP FOR R-1) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ANNX-A FIR (CRIME NO. 276/2024) AND ANNX-B COMPLAINT DTD. 11.07.2024 REGISTERED BY THE R-1 (KOLAR RURAL POLICE STATION, KOLAR DISTRICT) FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 189(2), 191(2), 352, 115(2), 74, 329(4), 351(1), 190 OF BNS 2023 AND SECTIONS 3(1)(r)(s) SC/ST PO ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of filing of charge sheet on 02.09.2024 i.e., during the pendency of the present petition, the petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to file a fresh petition challenging the charge sheet. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7808 WP No. 23276 of 2024 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. The petition is accordingly disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to file a fresh petition, challenging the charge sheet. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 113