- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31102 CRL.P No. 1223 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO.1223 OF 2025 BETWEEN: OWNER OF MANAPPURAM FINANCE LTD., BSR ARCADE, 1ST FLOOR, DATTATHREYA TEMPLE STREET, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 560 003. REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY, MR. SALIM P.M …PETITIONER (BY SRI.SIJI MALAYIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA SESHADRIPURAM POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SUNDARAJ G.T AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, S/O LATE THIMMAIAH, AT, OFFICE OF ARC, NORTH ZONE, NO.146, 3RD MAIN, 8TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, Digitally signed by AL BHAGYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31102 CRL.P No. 1223 of 2025 BENGALURU - 560 003. (DETAILS AS PER FIR) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.0116/2012 AGAINST THE PETITONER HEREIN, WHO IS ARRAYED AS ACCUSED NO.1, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 3 OF KARNATAKA PROHIBITION OF CHARGING EXORBITANT INTEREST ACT, 2004 AND SECTION 420 OF IPC, 1860, PENDING IN THE FILE 8TH ADDITIONAL CMM COURT, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE CITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 17.03.2025 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the petition as not pressed. 2. The said memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the above said memo, the criminal petition is dismissed as not pressed. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31102 CRL.P No. 1223 of 2025 Consequently, I.A.No.1/2025 is also dismissed. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE NBM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 88