- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20525 WP No. 16371 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 16371 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: MR. NIKHIL SOSALE AGED 38 YEARS RESIDING AT A601 ZENITH RESIDENCES - KARLE TOWN CENTRE ADJACENT TO NAGAVARA LAKE 100FT KEMPAPURA MAIN ROAD NEXT TO DADA MASTAN LAYOUT MANAYATA TECH PARK, NAGAVARA BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 045 REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE MS.MALAVIKA NAIK. …PETITIONER (BY SRI: C V NAGESH, SR. COUNSEL FOR SRI: RAGHURAM CADAMBI, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY CUBBON PARK POLICE STATION, NO. 07 KASTURBA ROAD, CUBBON PARK BENGALURU - 560 001, KARNATAKA. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI: BUBBERJUNG TRISULI VENKATESH, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 528 OF Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20525 WP No. 16371 of 2025 BNSS, 2023 READ WITH SECTION 482 OF THE CR.P.C PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT, ORDER, OR DIRECTION DECLARING THAT THE ARREST OF THE PETITIONER ON 06.06.2025 AT THE KEMPEGOWDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BENGALURU, BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE, AND ALL PROCEEDINGS EMANATING THEREFROM, AS BEING WITHOUT JURISDICTION, ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY, AND VIOLATIVE OF THE PETITIONERS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, INCLUDING THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER ARTICLES 19 AND 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ETC., THIS WP COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Heard Sri C V Nagesh, learned senior advocate for Sri Raghuram Cadambi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri Bubberjung Trisuli Venkatesh, learned Special Public Prosecutor for the respondent. 2. Learned Special Public Prosecutor representing the prosecution, would on instructions and verification of the records submits that the petitioner is dropped from the array of accused. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20525 WP No. 16371 of 2025 3. In that light, as a matter of form, the proceedings stands quashed against the petitioner in light of the said submission. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BGN List No.: 2 Sl No.: 0