- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44364 CRL.P No. 4752 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4752 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. SANTOSH H.T., S/O HANUMARADDI, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 49, 3RD FLOOR, 9TH CROSS, BINNY LAYOUT, NEAR SHOBA NURSING HOME VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 040. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PARAMESHWARAPPA M. V., ADVOCATE FOR (P/H)) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY MAHADEVAPURA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. M/S. G.E.B.E.PRIVATE LIMITED, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NO. 60, EPIP ZONE WHITEFIELD, Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44364 CRL.P No. 4752 of 2025 BENGALURU - 560 066. REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE, MS. SHUBA NAGESH, D/O NARAYANAPPA MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.V.ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1 (P/H); SRI. CHINMAY MIRJI AND SRI. VINAY S., ADVOCATES FOR R2 (P/H)) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN CRIME NO.842/2024 PENDING BEFORE THE 29TH ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, AT BANGALORE AS PER ANNEXURES - A AND B, U/S 351(2)(3)(4), 352, 79 BNS, 2023, MAHADEVAPURA P.S. AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER This petition is filed challenging the registration of the FIR against the petitioner for the offences punishable under Sections 351(2), 351(3), 351(4), 352 and 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44364 CRL.P No. 4752 of 2025 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to challenge the charge sheet, if any, filed against him. 3. In view of the above submission, petition is disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the charge sheet, if any, filed against him. I.A.No.2/2025 is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE CBC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30 CT:SS