- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18892 CRL.P No. 2861 of 2026 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. 2861 OF 2026 BETWEEN: T.S.RAVI @ RAVIKUMAR S/O LATE RAJASHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O KEMPALINGANAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK BENGALURU - 562123 (AGE AS PER AADHAR) …PETITIONER (BY SRI ADARSH C. JADHAV, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NELAMANGALA RURAL P.S., NELAMANGALA, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18892 CRL.P No. 2861 of 2026 BENGALURU RURAL – 562 123. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R-1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS CRIMINAL PETITION BY QUASHING THE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE LEARNED ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND SUB-DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, DODDABALLAPURA IN MAG SR 28/2025, DATED -NIL- FOR EXTERNMENT OF THE PETITIONER U/S 55(A) (B) OF KARNATAKA POLICE ACT 1963. 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 seeks leave of this Court to convert the Criminal Petition into Writ Petition. 2. The request of the learned counsel for the petitioner stands accepted. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:18892 CRL.P No. 2861 of 2026 3. Liberty to convert the same into Writ Petition is granted. 4. For statistical purpose, the Criminal Petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 178