- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14411 CRL.P No. 1374 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1374 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. MR HANUMANTHU S/O LATE BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, 2. MR.ANANTHA.H @ ANANTHU S/O.HANUMANTHU, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, BOTH ARE RESIDING AT NO.4, BYCHAPURA, LAKKENAHALLI POST, SOLUR HOBLI, MAGADI TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 127. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KUMARA K.G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HOSKOTE POLICE, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14411 CRL.P No. 1374 of 2026 BENGALURU-562114 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING - 560 001 2. SARFARAJ AHMED S/O SYED AHMED, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT NO.13, LIG, KHB BADAVANE, HOSAKOTE TOWN, BENGALURU DISTRICT-562114. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., ADVOCATE) 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 IN CR.NO.233/2025 OF HOSKOTE P.S. WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRL.CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN) AND C.J.M COURT AT HOSKOTE, BENGALURU RURAL FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 3(5),316(5),352,318(4),351(2) OF BNS 2023 AS AN ABUSE OF PROCESS OF LAW. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14411 CRL.P No. 1374 of 2026 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader on verification of record submits that the Police after investigation have filed a ‘B’ report. 2. In the light of filing of the ‘B’ report, the present petition has rendered infructuous. 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioners to knock at the doors of appropriate fora, in the event of need, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37