- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010192212022 NC: 2026:KHC:37534 CRL.P No. 3901 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 3901 OF 2022 BETWEEN: SRI A. M. HANUMANTHEGOWDA S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/A SRI LAKSHMI FARM ULLALU VILALGE, ULLALU POST 100 FEET ROAD, 4TH BLOCK SIR M VISVESHWARAIAH LAYOUT BENGALURU - 560 110. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHREERANGA N., ADVOCATE FOR SRI NAGAIAH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SHO, SHESHADRIPURAM POLICE STATION, SHESHADRIPURAM BENGALURU - 560 020 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. 2. SMT. INDRAMANI H., POLICE OFFICER VIGILANCE WING AND STF BDA HEAD OFFICE Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010192212022 NC: 2026:KHC:37534 CRL.P No. 3901 of 2022 KUMARA PARK WEST SHESHADRIPURAM BENGALURU - 560 020. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1; SRI MURUGESH V. CHARATI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO. 29/2022 REGISTERED BY SHESHADRIPURAM POLICE STATION, THE RESPONDENT NO. 1 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 465,468,471,472 AND 420 R/W SECTION 34, IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF XXXII ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE COURT, AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Seeking to quash FIR in Crime no.29/2022 registered by Sheshadripuram Police Station for offence punishable under Sections 465, 468, 471, 472 and 420 r/w Section 34, IPC, pending on file of XXXII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Bengaluru, this petition is filed. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010192212022 NC: 2026:KHC:37534 CRL.P No. 3901 of 2022 2. Learned HCGP for respondent State has filed a memo stating that during pendency of above petition, investigation in Crime no.29/2022 was completed by Sheshadripuram police and charge sheet was filed in CC no.7683/2025 on 27.02.2025 before I ACMM, Bengaluru, rendering above petition infructuous. 3. Taking above memo on record and reserving liberty to petitioner to challenge charge sheet, if so advised, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. All contentions are kept open. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35