- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32955 CRL.P No. 9237 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9237 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SHRI KESHAVA MURTHY M SON OF SRI. MEESAPPA, AGED 35 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHALAGANHALLI, MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 130. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHANKAR H.S., ADVOCATE) AND: SMT HULIGEMMA TARE URF PALLAVI WIFE OF SRI.KESHAVA MURTHY M., AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, RESIDING AT HOSANAVALI, HUVINAHADAGALI TALUK, VIJAYANAGAR DISTRICT - 583 219 AND ALSO SHREE BAPUJI SPG FOR LADIES RESIDING AT NO.155, 6TH CROSS, BAPUJI LAYOUT, VIJAYANGAR, BENGALURU - 567 040. …RESPONDENT Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32955 CRL.P No. 9237 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 407 CR.P.C (U/S 447 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO KINDLY ORDER TRANSFER OF CRL.MISC.NO.1178/2025, AT ANNEXURE-A FILED U/S 144(1) OF BNSS, 2023, PENDING BEFORE THE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, HUVINAHADAGALI, VIJAYANAGARA DISTRICT, ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE RECORDS THEREOF, TO THE COURT OF THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, MALUR, KOLAR DISTRICT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that inadvertently this criminal petition is filed before this Court instead of filing the same before the Dharwad Bench of this Court. He submits that this petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition before the Dharwad Bench of this Court. 2. The said submission is placed on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32955 CRL.P No. 9237 of 2026 3. Accordingly, the criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. 4. Registry is directed to return the original/certified copies of the documents to the learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining the photocopy of the same. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE AMM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1