- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8044 CRL.P No. 3699 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3699 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. MUDUNURU HIMA BINDU W/O MUDUNURU ANIL VERMA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS. 2. MUDUNURU ABHAY VERMA S/O MUDUNURU ANIL VERMA, AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS, BOTH ARE R/AT NO. 301, 7-145/1/8, SAI VENKATA HARSHITA NIVAS, MADURAWADA, VISHAKAPATNAM RURAL, ANDHRA PRADESH – 530 048. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAGHU PRAKASH BABU D., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MAHADEVAPURA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY SPP, WHITEFIELD SUB-DIVISION, BENGALURU – 560 048. 2. NEERAJ KUMAR S/O PRAFULLAKUMAR MISHRA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8044 CRL.P No. 3699 of 2023 R/AT NO. 40, 2ND FLOOR, 1ST MAIN, 4TH CROSS, '”ANUGRAHA”, HAL LAYOUT, MAHADEVAPURA, BENGALURU – 560 048. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1; R-2 - SERVED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO 1. QUASH THE F.I.R IN CRIME NO 0096/2023, ON THE FILE OF 29TH ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, MAYOHALL, BENGALURU CITY (29TH ACMM), BY THE MAHADEVAPURA POLICE STATION, WHITEFIELD SUB- DIVISION, BANGALORE CITY, IN SO FAR AS THE ACCUSED NO.2 AND 3/PETITIONERS HEREIN ARE CONCERNED FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 420 OF THE IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that during the pendency of the petition, the police after investigation have filed the final report-charge sheet. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8044 CRL.P No. 3699 of 2023 2. In the light of filing of the charge sheet, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition and raise a challenge to the charge sheet. 3. Liberty so sought is granted. The petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 197