- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12635 CRL.P No. 100273 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100273 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: NAQEEB NAJEEB MULLA, AGE. 25 YEARS, OCC. TAX CONSULTANT, R/O. AZAM NAGAR, 42/1A, OPP. 7TH DAY SCHOOL, 5TH CROSS, BELAGAVI-590 010. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. R.M. JAVED, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY BELAGAVI CITY CEN P.S., REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENCH AT DHARWAD-580 001. 2. SHABBIR HUSENI CHUNAWALA, AGE. 59 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, MATRIX ENGINEERING SERVICES, SAITEE VILLA BENGALURU, PLOT NO.117, 185/1, HANUMAN NAGAR, STAGE-II, BELAGAVI-590 019. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. PRASHANT F. GOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS AND ALLOW THIS PETITION AND THEREBY QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR, REGISTERED WITH BELAGAVI CITY CEN P.S. CRIME NO.65/2024 IN THE COURT OF JMFC III COURT, BELAGAVI, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 201, 406, 420 OF IPC AND SECTIONS 66, 66(D) OF IT ACT, SO FAR AS PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2 IS CONCERNED, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12635 CRL.P No. 100273 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. This petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, is filed with a prayer to quash the FIR in Crime No.65/2024 registered by Belagavi City CEN Crime Police Station, Belagavi City, for the offences punishable under Sections 66 and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2008 and Sections 201, 406 and 420 of IPC, as against the petitioner. 2. Learned HCGP submits that investigation in the case is completed and charge sheet is ready. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to assail the charge sheet in the manner known to law, if the same is filed adverse to the interest of the petitioner. 3. The said submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 4. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, do not survive for consideration. Hence, disposed of. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE DN CT:BCK/LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 39