- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18450 CRL.P No. 16283 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16283 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SYED SHOAIB @ SHOAIB S/O SYED AFROAZ, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, 2. SYED SOHAIL S/O SYED AFROAZ, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, BOTH ARE RESIDING AT NO.7, 2ND CROSS, 5TH MAIN ROAD, VASANTHAPPA BLOCK, RT NAGAR, BANGALORE-560032. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. HARISH KUMAR M R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RT NAGARA POLICE STATION BENGALURU -560032 Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18450 CRL.P No. 16283 of 2025 REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE- 560001 2. SRI. VINOD R NAIK POLICE SUB INSPECTOR, RT NAGARA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU - 560032 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR AND CHARGE SHEET IN CRIME NO.304/2023 C.C.NO.27752/2023 S.C.NO.1450/2024 OF RT NAGAR POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE P/SU/ 120(B),353,307 R/W SEC.149 OF IPC 1860 AND SEC.25(1)(B)(b) OF ARMS ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LXVII ADDL CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CCH-68) AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18450 CRL.P No. 16283 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Special Public Prosecutor on instructions would submit that the charges have been framed and the petition would not be entertainable at this juncture. 2. In the light of the charges being framed, the entertainment of the petition would run foul of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of MINAKSHI BALA V. SUDHIR KUMAR1. 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioners to avail of such remedy, as is available in law, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39 1 (1994) 4 SCC 142