- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20322 CRL.P No. 3130 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 5646 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3130 OF 2026 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5646 OF 2025 IN CRL.P No. 3130/2026 BETWEEN: SRI. VENKATAREDDY @ PULUSU VENKATAREDDY S/O PULUSU VENKATANARASIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT NO.1-1-417/29, MANASA ENCLAVE, MOHANNAGARA, KOTTAPETE, SARURUNAGAR, RANGAREDDY DISTRICT, TELANGANA STATE- 500078 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH M.K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KAMAKSHIPALYA POLICE STATION, BANGALORE CITY- 560 079. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20322 CRL.P No. 3130 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 5646 of 2025 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING, BANGALORE- 560 001. 2. SRI. BHASKHA M, S/O M.K. MUNIRATHNAM NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O 86, 1ST FLOOR, 2ND MAIN ROAD, TELECOM LAYOUT, SRIGANDHA KAVALU, SUNKADAKATTE, BANGALORE- 560 091. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOPKUMAR, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. VENKATACHALAPATHI., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C. NO. 1564/2020 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED L (50TH) ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BANGALORE, INSOFAR AS IT PERTAINS TO THE PETITIONER HEREIN, WHEREIN THE PETITIONER IS ARRAIGNED AS ACCUSED-4, FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 109, 342, 363, 365, 384 READ WITH SECTION 34 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860. IN CRL.P NO. 5646/2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. RAJKUMAR S/O M LEELA MOHAN RAO AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT NO.3-203, DEVAGIRI, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20322 CRL.P No. 3130 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 5646 of 2025 BOMMANAHALLI MANDAL, DEVAGIRI, BANDUR, ANATHAPUR, ANDHRA PRADESH- 515871. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH M K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE KAMAKSHIPALYA POLICE STATION BANGALORE CITY- 560079 REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING BANGALORE- 560001 2. SRI BHASKHA M S/O M K MUNIRATHNAM NAIDU AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/O 86, 1ST FLOOR, 2ND MAIN ROAD TELECOM LAYOUT, SRIGANDHA KAVALU SUNKADAKATTE, BANGALORE- 560091 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOPKUMAR, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. VENKATACHALAPATHI., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET FILED IN CC.NO.1564/2020 ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.69/2019, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED V ACMM, BANGALORE, IN SO FAR AS IT PERTAINS TO THE PETITIONER HEREIN, WHEREIN THE PETITIONER IS ARRAIGNED AS ACCUSED NO.1, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 109,342,363,365,385 R/W 34 OF IPC, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20322 CRL.P No. 3130 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 5646 of 2025 1860. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioners in these cases are facing allegations of kidnapping and extortion offences. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there is series of lacunae in the collection of the evidence in the hands of the Investigating Officer while filing final report which should merit entertainment of the petition at the hands of this Court in exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. 3. Hence, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners would avail the remedy of filing discharge application before the concerned Court and if the discharge application is dismissed, again he would - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20322 CRL.P No. 3130 of 2026 C/W CRL.P No. 5646 of 2025 approach this Court. With such liberty, the petitions stand disposed of. 4. The petitioners are at liberty to urge all the contentions before the concerned Court in the discharge application. 5. It is needless to observe that concerned Court to answer all those contentions. 6. The dismissal of the writ petitions would not influence the concerned Court in answering the application seeking discharge on its merits. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE tsn* List No.: 2 Sl No.: 15