- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16485 CRL.P No. 2353 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2353 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. MR. MAHESH SHETTY THIMARODI S/O VITTAL SHETTY AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT THIMARODI HOUSE NO.1-40, UJIRE, DAKSHINA KANNADA KARNATAKA – 574 240. 2. GIRISH MATTANNAVAR S/O LATE LOKANATH MATTANNAVAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT NO.69, 4TH CROSS VIJAYANANDA NAGARA DHARAWAD – 580 001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI MOHITH KUMAR K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SHO, BELTHANGADI P S, DAKSHINA KANNADA REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16485 CRL.P No. 2353 of 2026 2. MR. YALLAPPA H.MADAR POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR BELATHANGADY POLICE STATION DAKSHINA KANNADA KARNATAKA - 574 240. …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 CR.NO.77/2025 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN BELTHANGADY POLICE AND THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 189(2), 190 OF BNS, 2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF HON’BLE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, BELTHANGADY, D.K. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor on verification of the records submits that the petition has become infructuous on the score that the police have filed the charge sheet in C.C.No.59/2026. 2. In the light of the above submission, reserving liberty to the petitioners to challenge the charge sheet or avail such - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16485 CRL.P No. 2353 of 2026 remedy as is available in law, the subject criminal petition stands disposed. I.A.No.1/2026 is disposed, as a consequence. SD/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 36