- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13375 CRL.P No. 10754 of 2024 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. 10754 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI SHARATH B.K., S/O K. BASAVARAJ, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, PERMANENT ADDRESS AT: SAI STHUTHI, KASHIPURA MAIN ROAD, SIDDARAMA EXTENSION, 2ND CROSS, VINOBA NAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 204. …PETITIONER (BY SRI T.SESHAGIRI RAO, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHITRADURGA WOMEN POLICE STATION CHITRADURGA EXTENSION CIRCLE, CHITRADURGA. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, OPPOSITE TO VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13375 CRL.P No. 10754 of 2024 2. SMT.LAKSHMI B.T., W/O SHARATH KODAK, D/O THIPPE RUDRA SWAMY AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, RESIDING AT: VISHALA NILAYA 3RD CROSS, AMOGHA LAYOUT BANK COLONY, CHITRADURGA KARNATAKA – 577 301. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1; SRI PAVAN KUMAR N., ADVOCATE R-2) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER OF COGNIZANCE DATED 13.10.2023 PASSED BY THE HON’BLE I ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHITRADURGA IN C.C.NO.971/2023 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 323, 504, 498A, 506 R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE CHARGESHEET IN C.C NO.971/2023 FILED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE ON THE FILE OF HON’BLE I ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHITRADURGA FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 323, 504, 498A, 506 R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC FOUND AT ANNEXURE-A AND A1 RESPECTIVELY. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13375 CRL.P No. 10754 of 2024 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 for petitioner, after arguing the matter for sometime, seeks leave of this Court to avail the remedy of filing a discharge application before the appropriate fora. 2. Reserving such liberty, the criminal petition is disposed as withdrawn. I.A.No.4/2024 is disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 2 Sl No.: 28