- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40329 CRL.P No. 365 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 365 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. MAHALAKSHMI W/O NANJUNDASHETTY AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, MAVINAKARE VILLAGE THURUVEKERE TALUK TUMAKURU, KARNATAKA - 572 227. 2. SRI. KSHETRAPALA URUF @ VIJAY S/O NANJUNDASHETTY AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, MAVINAKARE VILLAGE, THURUVEKERE TALUK TUMAKURU, KARNATAKA - 572 227. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ADITYA D, ADVOCATE (VC)) AND: 1. STATE BY BELLUR POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE GENERAL HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40329 CRL.P No. 365 of 2023 2. SRI KEMPAMMA S/O GOVINDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/A SIDDAPURA PALYA VILLAGE BELLUR HOBALI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT KARNATAKA - 571 432. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP FOR R/STATE;) THIS CRL.PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CR.NO.221/2021 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 447, 504, 323, 354(B), 341, 506 AND 34 OF IPC ON THE FILE OF THE RESPONDENT POLICE AND CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C COURT NAGAMANGALA, MANDYA DISTRICT AND PASS SUCH OTHER ORDER OR ORDERS AS THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY DEEM FIT TO GRANT IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING / PHYSICAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40329 CRL.P No. 365 of 2023 ORAL ORDER The petitioner in the instant criminal petition has challenged the FIR filed in Crime No.0221/2021, on the file of the Civil Judge and JMFC, Nelamangala, Mandya District. It is submitted that, subsequently charge sheet has been filed. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the criminal petition may be dismissed, reserving him the liberty to challenge the charge sheet filed in the said case. 3. His submission is placed on record. 4. Learned High Court Government Pleader has no objections for the same. 5. For the aforementioned reasons, the Criminal Petition is hereby dismissed, reserving the liberty to the petitioner to challenge the charge sheet that is said to - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40329 CRL.P No. 365 of 2023 have been filed pursuant to Crime No.221/2021, in the manner known to law. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE CH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26