- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010435482019 NC: 2026:KHC:36202 CRL.P No. 7012 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7012 OF 2019 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. KEMPARAJU T.L. S/O LINGARAJU AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS NO.84, 5TH CROSS MUDDINAPALYA MAIN ROAD ANJANANAGARA VISHWANEEDAM BENGALURU NORTH BENGALURU - 560 091. 2. SUJATHA P. W/O SOMASHEKAR T.L. AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS NO.84, 5TH CROSS MUDDINAPALYA MAIN ROAD ANJANANAGARA VISHWANEEDAM BENGALURU NORTH BENGALURU - 560 091. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI MOHAMMED UMMAR FAROOQ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BYADARAHALLI POLICE STATION RAMANAGAR REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT COMPLEX BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010435482019 NC: 2026:KHC:36202 CRL.P No. 7012 of 2019 2. GANGANARASEGOWDA @ KUMAR S/O LATE MARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS BUSINESSMAN, NO.13 17TH CROSS, VINAYAKNAGAR ANDRAHALLI MAIN ROAD BENGALURU CITY - 560 091. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1; R2-SERVED & UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING THAT TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN CRIME NO.690/2018 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 420,506,R/W 34 OF IPC AND SECTION 4, 5 AND 6 OF PRIZE CHITS AND MONEY CIRCULATION ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUDICAIL MAGISTRATE COURT, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT (RAMANAGARA). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Challenging registration of FIR in Crime no.690/2018 by Byadarahalli Police Station for offence punishable under Sections 420, 506 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Sections 4, 5 and 6 of Prize Chits and Money Circulation Act, presently pending on file of Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Bengaluru Rural District (Ramanagara), this petition was filed. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010435482019 NC: 2026:KHC:36202 CRL.P No. 7012 of 2019 2. Learned HCGP for respondent-State has filed a memo stating that during pendency of above petition charge sheet is filed in CC no.20608/2021, rendering above petition infructuous. 3. Memo is taken on record. 4. Reserving liberty to challenge charge sheet petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. 5. All contentions are kept open. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15