- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32542 CRL.P No. 3151 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. 3151 OF 2025 BETWEEN: ASMA KHAN IDRIS W/O MAJHAR ANWAR KHAN AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, NO.52, N-11, L-SECTOR, NEAR YADAV, HUDCO, CORNER AURANGABAD CITY MAHARASHTRA - 431 003. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KALEEM SABIR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THILAKNAGAR POLILCE STATION, BANGALORE CITY - 560 041. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. MR. NATARAJ K S/O LATE KRISHNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH, SCIENCES, 4TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 041, KARNATAKA. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NATARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI. VENKATESH P. DALWAI, ADVOCATE FOR Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32542 CRL.P No. 3151 of 2025 IMPLEADING APPLICANT) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED IN CR.NO.8/2025 OF THILAKNAGAR P.S., BENGALURU, AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS WHICH IS REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 419, 420, 465, 467 OF IPC, AS PER ANNEXURE-A, PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE CJM, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE CITY, AS AN ABUSE OF PROCESS OF LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner, after arguing the matter at length would seek leave of this Court to withdraw the subject petition and pursue his remedy to seek bail at the hands of the concerned Court. The liberty so sought is reserved. 3. In the light of the interim order subsisting in the case at hand, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondent - police, not to take coercive steps for a period of two weeks' from today, to enable him to pursue the remedy of bail. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32542 CRL.P No. 3151 of 2025 4. In the event, if the petitioner would not file a bail application within two weeks' from today i.e. on or before 14.07.2026, the interim protection would automatically vanish. 5. With the aforesaid observation, the petition stands disposed of. 6. All contentions remain open. All remedies remain open as well. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE GH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3