- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31925 CRL.P No. 14160 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO.14160 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. DR. ARINDAM ROY S/O SRI. NIKHIL KUMAR ROY , AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.15, 4TH MAIN, 8TH CROSS, NANDINI LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560 096. 2. SRI. SHARATH. B S/O SRI. BASAVARAJU K., AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.34, SECOND CROSS, NEAR HARSHA HOSPITAL, DADAPEER LAYOUT, NELAMANGALA, BANGALORE - 562 123. 3. SRI. FAIZAN PARVEZ BHAT S/O SRI. PERVAIZ AHMAD BHAT, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.47, LANE 5, SECTOR B, GULSHAN NAGAR NOWGAM, SRINAGAR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR - 190 015. 4. SRI. BIJOY B JOSEPH S/O SRI JOSEPH PAUL, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, RESIDING AT ATTICHIRA, PARRIPAD, THRIKKODITHANAM, KOTTAYAM, KERALA - 686 105. Digitally signed by NAGARAJA B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31925 CRL.P No. 14160 of 2024 5. SRI. NISHANTH ARVIND S/O SRI. MAHADEVAN, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, RESIDING AT C2-3-5, BONN AVENUE, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU - 600 036. 6. DR. PADMINI BAROHA D/O SMT SITA BAROHA, RESIDING AT NO.P4, GITANJALI HEIGHTS, GEETA NAGAR, NORMATI GUWAHATI, ASSAM - 781 001. 7. SRI. ABID IRFAN EP S/O IBRAHIM ABDUL HAKKEEN EP, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT EP HOUSE, PATHAKKARA, PERUMPILAVU, KARIKKAD, THRISSUR, KERALA - 660 519. 8. SRI. P. SREEGANGA MANOJ D/O SRI C N MANOJ, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, RESIDING AT KAYYALKKAL VAYALAR, ALAPPUZHA, KERALA - 688 536. 9. SRI. ADITI SHARMA D/O SRI. RAJESH SHARMA, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, RESIDING AT PLOT NO. 306, WARD 12/C, LEELASHAH NAGAR, GANDHIGRAM, KACHCHH, GUJARAT - 370 201. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31925 CRL.P No. 14160 of 2024 10. SRI. ARATRIKA DEY D/O SRI. SUKUMAR DEY, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.41, SN DUTTA ROAD, TANTI PARA, PANIHATI (M) 24 PARAGANAS, WEST BENGAL - 700 113. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S. BALAKRISHNAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA PULIKESHINAGARA PS, REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. PRASANNA S PSI, PULIKESHINAGARA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY - 560 005. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.177/2024, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 149, 188, 283, 290 AND 291 OF IPC, ON THE FILE OF PULIKESHINAGAR P.S., BEGNALURU CITY, PENDING BEFORE THE HON'BLE 10th ACMM COURT, BENGALURU, MAYOHALL. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo dated 18.08.2025 seeking permission of this Court - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31925 CRL.P No. 14160 of 2024 to withdraw the petition since the Investigating Officer has filed a charge sheet and liberty is sought to file a fresh petition. 2. The said memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the above said memo, the Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. In view of dismissal of the petition as withdrawn, I.A.No.1/2024 does not survive for consideration and the same is hereby dismissed. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE NBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13