- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26203 WP No. 18774 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 18774 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: G.R.BHARGAVA REDDY, S/O. RAVICHANDRA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, TCS COMPANY, WHITE FIELD, BENGALURU – 560 001. PERMANENT RESIDENT OF KEREKONDAPURA VILLAGE, MOLAKALMURU TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 535. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHESH R UPPIN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH RAMPURA POLICE, RAMPURA, MOLAKALMURU TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 535. REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 001. Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26203 WP No. 18774 of 2025 2. SRI. VENKATESH, S/O. LATE LAKSHMAPPA, AGE 61 YEARS, RETIRED GRAMA PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, NAGASAMUDRA VILLAGE, MOLAKALMURU TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 535. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R-1) *** THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 528 OF BNSS PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT DATED 12.05.2025 BEARING NO. NIL FILED BY R-2 MARKED AS ANNEXURE - A FIR BEARING CR.NO.62/2025 REGISTERED BY RAMPURA POLICE, RAMPURA, MOLAKALMURU CIRCLE, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT PENDING ON THE FILE OF LEARNED COURT OF SPECIAL, 2ND ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDE, CHITRADURGA FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 3(1)(r)(s), 3(2)(v) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT AND SECTION 108 OF BNS 2023 MARKED AS ANNEXURE - B AND THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS MARKED AS ANNEXURE - D BY ISSUING A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26203 WP No. 18774 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 15.07.2025, praying this Court to withdraw the present petition, with liberty to file a fresh writ petition by seeking a comprehensive prayer including quashing of charge sheet. The said memo reads as under: "In the above Writ Petition the petitioner has challenged the Complaint, FIR and the criminal proceedings initiated against him in Cr.No.62/2025 pending on the file of the learned Court of the Special, 2nd Additional, District and Sessions Judge, Chitradurga. There was an interim order of stay of further investigation. On 05-07-2025 the prosecution filed Charge Sheet by saying that they have already completed investigation. In view of the said development, the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the above writ Petition with liberty to file fresh writ petition by seeking comprehensive prayer including quashing of Charge Sheet in the interest of justice." - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26203 WP No. 18774 of 2025 2. The memo is placed on record. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn, reserving liberty to file a fresh writ petition. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMV* List No.: 2 Sl No.: 18