- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8137 CRL.P No. 2829 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. 2829 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI P.RAMACHANDRA S/O P.RATHANAM PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO.508, VAIBHAV BUILDING, DR.KAMALAKAR ROAD, KARWAR, KARNATAKA – 581 301. ALSO AT MADANAPALLI, NO.3-161-2-5-3, MADANAPALLY, ANANTHAPUR (DIS) ANDRA PRADESH STATE – 517 325. …PETITIONER (BY SRI VASU DEVA NAIDU S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SURATKAL POLICE STATION, NORTH SUB-DIVISION, MANGALURU CITY, MANGALURU. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8137 CRL.P No. 2829 of 2023 BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SRI BALAIAH S/O THIPPAIAH AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT WARD NO.1 ANEGONDI VILLAGE AND POST, GANGAVATHI TALUK KOPPALA DISTRICT KARNATAKA – 583 227. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP R-1; R-2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.4/2023 OF SURATKAL POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.304-II, 308 AND 34 OF IPC, JMFC 2ND COURT MANGALURU CITY, MANGALURU. 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. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8137 CRL.P No. 2829 of 2023 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. Liberty so sought is granted. The petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 174