- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48671 CRL.P No. 10734 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO.10734 OF 2023 (482 (Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. S.K. NIRMALA W/O SRI. LAKSHMINARASIMHA Y. AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS OCC: RETIRED SUPERINTENDENT R/AT #49, 1ST CROSS GOVINAYAKANAHALLI KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT 1ST STAGE, J.P.NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 078. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S. VINAYAK, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. LALITHA A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPT. OF REVENUE AND RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS M.S. BUILDING ANNEXE DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPT. Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48671 CRL.P No. 10734 of 2023 ALUR VENKAT RAO ROAD CHAMARAJPET BENGALURU-560 018. 3. STATION HOUSE OFFICER KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT POLICE STATION 14TH MAIN, 1ST STAGE KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT BENGALURU-560 078. 4. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SRI BANASHANKARI TEMPLE KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD S. KARIYAPPA ROAD BENGALURU-560 070. 5. EXECUTIVE OFFICER SRI BANASHANKARI TEMPLE KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD S. KARIYAPPA ROAD BENGALURU-560 070. 6. G.V. SRIDHAR S/O LATE P. VENKATACHALAIAH RETD. EXECUTIVE OFFICER SRI BANASHANKARI TEMPLE AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT #91/6, 3RD MAIN ROAD B.O.B. COLONY, 7TH PHASE J.P.NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 078. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAJAT SUBRAMANYAM, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.195/2014, DATED 13.05.2014 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND CHARGE SHEET IN C.C.NO.15362/2017, DATED 11.05.2016 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B FILED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT ON THE COMPLAINT OF THE 6TH RESPONDENT, AGAINST THE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48671 CRL.P No. 10734 of 2023 PETITIONER, PENDING BEFORE THE HON'BLE 4TH A.C.M.M., AT BENGALURU, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, by mistake, lot of errors have been committed in the petition and the same cannot be set right by amending the petition and hence, he prays the leave of the Court to withdraw the petition with liberty to file a fresh petition. He has also filed a memo dated 25.11.2025 in this regard. 2. His submission and memo are placed on record. The criminal petition is hereby dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty to the petitioner to seek appropriate remedy in the manner known to law. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6