- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8096 CRL.P No. 2391 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. 2391 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SANDEEP V., S/O VENUGOPAL M., AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.38, POST OFFICE ROAD, JAYANAGARA 7TH BLOCK, BENGALURU – 560 082. …PETITIONER (BY SRI AKRAM PASHA D.M., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KONANAKUNTE P.S. BENGALURU – 560 062. REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN CR.NO.137/2022 IN C.C.NO.26904/2022 U/S 3, 4, 5 AND 6 OF I.T.P. ACT PENDING BEFORE THE II Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8096 CRL.P No. 2391 of 2023 ADDL.C.M.M., BENGALURU OF THE RESPONDENT POLICE i.e. KONANAKUNTE POLICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The subject petition is filed on 06-03-2023. Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor submits that charges have been framed by the concerned Court and the evidence is on and the matter is at the fag end of trial. In view of the same, petition stands disposed in the light of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of MINAKSHI BALA V. SUDHIR KUMAR1. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 155 1 (1994) 4 SCC 142