- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7495 CRL.P No. 16993 of 2025 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. 16993 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI RAVICHANDRA L. S/O. LAKSHMAIAH REDDY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO.150/3, 13TH CROSS, 5TH SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU SOUTH, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU - 560 034. 2. SRI L.MANJUNATH, S/O.LAKSHMAIAH REDDY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO.150/3, 13TH CROSS, VENKATAPURA, 1ST BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560 034. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. N. NANDAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA PARAPPANA AGRAHARA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU 560 100, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7495 CRL.P No. 16993 of 2025 REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001 2. SRI. R.SATHISH KUMAR REDDY, S/O.LATE REDAPPA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, NO.74, 5TH CROSS, 1ST MAIN, ISRO LAYOUT, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560 078 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT FILED BY THE PARAPPANA AGRAHARA POLICE STATION IN CR.NO.291/2025 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 115(2), 118(1), 190, 351(2), 352, 351(3) OF BNS ACT 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE IX ACJM, AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7495 CRL.P No. 16993 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that during the pendency of the petition, the police after investigation have filed the final report-charge sheet. 2. In the light of filing of the charge sheet, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners 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 The petition is disposed as withdrawn.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 SJK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32 CT-SG