- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32543 CRL.P No. 5956 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5956 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SHAIK KALEEM S/O B.A. SATTAR, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT 5-160, KATTA KINDA, MADAKASIRA TOWN, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT., ANANTPUR, ANDRA PRADESH - 515 301. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. UDAYA PRAKASH M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KORATAGERE POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. PRADEEP KUMAR KORATAGERE POLICE STATION KORATAGERE, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 129. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, SPP-I) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND ENTIRE Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32543 CRL.P No. 5956 of 2026 INVESTIGATION IN CRIME NO. 179/2025 FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 281 AND 325 OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023, SECTIONS 4, 5, 7 AND 12 OF THE KARNATAKA PREVENTION OF COW SLAUGHTER AND CATTLE PREVENTION ACT, 2020, AND SECTION 192 OF THE INDIAN MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988, WHICH ARE REGISTERED AT KORATAGERE POLICE STATION PENDING ON THE FILE OF CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, KORATAGERE, TUMKUR DISTRICT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER 1. Learned State Public Prosecutor submits that the issue does not stand covered by the twin judgments that the learned counsel for the petitioner would seek to place reliance upon and would submit that what is challenged is a crime. The charge sheet is already filed. Therefore, would submit that the petition would not survive for consideration. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to raise a challenge to the charge sheet. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32543 CRL.P No. 5956 of 2026 3. The petition thus stand disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to call in question the charge sheet so filed. 4. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE GH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18