- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5337 CRL.P No. 14219 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14219 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. LOKESHA S/O LATE KALAJAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 2. SRI. PREMAKUMAR @ PREMESHA S/O LATE SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 3. SRI. RAGHAVENDRA S/O LATE PUTTAIAH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, 4. SRI. VENKATAIAH, S/O LATE HUCHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 4 ARE RESIDING AT CHIKKAMARAVALLY VILLAGE, PERIYAPATNA TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT- 571107. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PUTTARAJA C P.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BYLAKUPPE POLICE, REPRESENTED BY Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5337 CRL.P No. 14219 of 2024 STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE -560 009. 2. SRI MANJUNATHA, S/O LATE KARIYAIAH, MAJOR RESIDING AT CHIKKAMARAVALLY VILLAGE, PERIYAPATNA TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT-571107. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.THEJESH P., HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.0136/2024 PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 352, 351(2),74,75,115(2), 329(3),3(5) OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA(BNS) 2023, BY BYLAKUPPE P.S., ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE(SR.DN) AND CJM COURT AT PERIYAPATNA MYSORE DISTRICT, 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 petitioners seek the following relief: " quash the FIR in crime. No.0136/2024 punishable under section 352, 351(2),74,75,115(2), 329(3), 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita(BNS) 2023, by Bylakuppe P.S., on the file of Principal Civil Judge(Sr.Dn) and CJM court at Periyapatna Mysore District, against the petitioners herein." - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5337 CRL.P No. 14219 of 2024 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since charge sheet has already been filed, the petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to file a fresh petition seeking appropriate reliefs including challenging the charge sheet. 3. Submission is placed on record. 4. The petition stands disposed of granting liberty as prayed for. SD/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE AN/-