- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13923 CRL.P No. 5109 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5109 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI T.MANJUNATHA, S/O LATE THIMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT MAVATHURU VILLAGE, HOLAVANAHALLI HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT – 572 129. 2. SRI M.T. ARASAPPA, S/O LATE THIMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT MAVATHURU VILLAGE, HOLAVANAHALLI HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT – 572 129. 3. SRI CHANDRASHEKAR, S/O LATE THIMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT MAVATHURU VILLAGE, HOLAVANAHALLI HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT – 572 129. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13923 CRL.P No. 5109 of 2025 4. SRI CHETHAN KUMAR, S/O LATE KUMAR, R/AT MAVATHURU VILLAGE, HOLAVANAHALLI HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT – 572 129. 5. SRI THIMMARAJU, S/O NARAYANAPPA, R/AT MAVATHURU VILLAGE, HOLAVANAHALLI HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT – 572 129. 6. SMT. JAYAMMA, W/O LATE THIMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT MAVATHURU VILLAGE, HOLAVANAHALLI HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT – 572 129. 7. SMT. GEETHAMMA W/O LATE NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT MAVATHURU VILLAGE, HOLAVANAHALLI HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT – 572 129. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI NARASIMHARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13923 CRL.P No. 5109 of 2025 KOLALA POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SRI SRINATHA GOWDA, S/O SRI M.N. SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT MAVATHURU VILLAGE, HOLAVANAHALLI HOBLI, KORATAGERE TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT – 572 129. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.SOWMYA R., HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 528 OF BNSS PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.109/2024 FOR AN OFFENCE P/U/S 115(2), 118(1), 352, 351(2), 351(3), 74, 190 OF BNS, 2023 REGISTERED BY THE KOLALA POLICE STATION, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT KORATAGERE, TUMAKURU DISTRICT IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONERA ARE CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners files a memo seeking permission to withdraw the petition. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:13923 CRL.P No. 5109 of 2025 2. The memo reads as follows: “MEMO The undersigned Counsel for the Petitioner herein submit that, the above petition is filed challenging the FIR in Crime No.109/2024 registered against the petitioner by the Respondent police. Subsequently the Charge Sheet is filed during the pendency of this petition. Consequently charge sheet was also challenged in Crl.Pet.No.5424/2025. Therefore in view of challenged to the charge sheet, this petition may be dismissed as not pressed / withdrawn in the interest of justice and equity.” In terms of the memo, the criminal petition is disposed as withdrawn. I.A.No.1/2025 also stands disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 61