- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13321 CRL.P No. 12484 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12484 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. PRAKASH SRINIVASAN, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, S/O LATE SRINIVASAN, NO.24, SRI DHAMA, 1ST CROSS, OPP. SAPTHAGIRI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHIMNEY HILLS VIEW LAYOUT, SIDEDAHALLI, NAGASANDRA, BENGALURU – 560 073. PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO. USA (KENTUCKY). …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DEVIPRASAD SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY NORTH ZONE WOMEN POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SMT. SRIMATHI SESHADRI, W/O PRAKASH SRINIVASAN, D/O SESHADRI RANGANATHAN, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13321 CRL.P No. 12484 of 2025 NO.24, SRI DHAMA, 1ST CROSS, OPP. SAPTHAGIRI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHIMNEY HILLS VIEW LAYOUT, SIDEDAHALLI, NAGASANDRA, BENGALURU – 560 073. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 528 BNSS PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.0042/2025 DATED 20.05.2025 OF NORTH WOMEN POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S. 85, 352 OF BNS AND SEC. 3 OF DP ACT AGAINST THE PETITIONER PENDING BEFORE THE HON’BLE XXXII ACMM, BENGALURU, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of the petition, the police after investigation have filed the final report-charge sheet. 2. In the light of filing of the charge sheet, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition and raise a challenge to the charge sheet. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13321 CRL.P No. 12484 of 2025 3. Liberty so sought is granted. The petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 38