- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32783 CRL.P No. 13541 of 2025 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. 13541 OF 2025 BETWEEN: JOSEPH JEETENDRA, S/O K S PRABHAKAR, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO.19/20, 3RD CROSS, 5TH MAIN, L R BANDE, ARABIC COLLEGE POST, BENGALURU-560045. …PETITIONER (BY SRI M S NAGARAJA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, DEVARAJEEVANAHALLI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY-560045, REPT, BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2. SRI RAGHAVENDRA, S/O MUNIKRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.17, 2ND MAIN ROAD, SHRICHIKKANNA LAYOUT, Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32783 CRL.P No. 13541 of 2025 ARABIC COLLEGE ROAD, BENGALURU-560045. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. DEEPTHI ALVA, HCGP FOR R-1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT DJ HALLI POLICE IN CRIME NO.143/2025 FOR THE ALLEGING OFFENCE P/U.S 3(1), 318(3) AND 351(2) OF BNS 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XI ADDL.CJM, MAYO HALL BENGALURU CITY. 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 petitioner has moved a memo seeking permission to withdraw the petition. 2. The memo reads as follows: “The Petitioner above named submits that he has filed the above Petition challenging the registration of FIR in Crime No. 143/2025 by the 1ST Respondent-Police. However, during the pendency of the above Petition, the Respondent Police filed the Charge Sheet in C.C.No.54789/2026 and same has been challenged by the Petitioner in Crl.P. No.7857/2026. Hence, in view of the same, the Petitioner prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to dismiss the above Petition as withdrawn, in the interest of justice and equity. “ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32783 CRL.P No. 13541 of 2025 In terms of the memo, the criminal petition is disposed as withdrawn. I.A.No.1/2025 is also disposed as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 87