- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20522 WP No. 17395 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 17395 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MR AJITH RAMAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS SON OF KAVI RAMAMURTHY RESIDING AT NO. 290, 1ST B CROSS REMCO LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR 2ND STAGE BENGALURU - 560 040. 2. MAJOR SHAMINDER SINGH SIDHU AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS SON OF RESHAM SINGH RESIDING AT NO.23, SHEIKHU ROAD NEAR DAV COLLEGE, MALOUT DISTRICT SRI MUKATSAR SAHIB PUNJAB - 152 107. 3. MS. SHILPA VAID AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS WIFE OF MR. GIRIDHAR REDDY RESIDING AT C1, CHARTERED RAAGA MCPHERSON ROAD, COOKE TOWN BENGALURU - 560 005. 4. MR. VEGULAPARANAN KASI VISWANATHAN AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS SON OF MR. VEGULAPARANAN RESIDING AT VILLA 10 Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20522 WP No. 17395 of 2025 SOBHA LIFESTYLE LEGACY IVC ROAD, OFF BELLARY ROAD DEVANAHALLI BENGALURU - 562 110. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI: SANDESH J CHOUTA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI: RAGHURAM CADAMBI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY CUBBON PARK POLICE STATION NO. 7, KASTURBA ROAD CUBBON PARK, BENGALURU - 560 001 KARNATAKA. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ASHOKA NAGAR POLICE STATION ASHOKA NAGAR, COMMISSARIAT ROAD SHIVAJI NAGAR, BENGALURU KARNATAKA - 560 025. 3. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT SPECIAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CARLTON HOUSE, PALACE ROAD, BANGALORE. 4. DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE BENGALURU POLICE HEADQUARTERS NRUPATHUNGA ROAD NEXT TO RESERVE BANK OF INDIA NUNEGUNDLAPALLI AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20522 WP No. 17395 of 2025 5. POLICE INSPECTOR CUBBON PARK POLICE STATION KASTURBA ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001. 6. ROLAN GOMES NO.2, SAMRUDDHI NILAYA 8TH CROSS, MOOKAMBIKA NAGARA MILANSANDRA, KENGERI BENGALURU - 560 059 7. C. VENU NO.22, NAIDU BUILDING ITI LAYOUT, VIJINAPURA BENGALURU - 560 016 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: BUBBERJUNG TRISULI VENKATESH, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R5) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 528 OF THE BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.123/2025 (ANNEXURE-A1), AND THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME NO. 123/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE 41ST ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU CITY, SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT, KARNATAKA (RESPONDENT NO.3) AND ANY INVESTIGATING AUTHORITY / AGENCY CLAIMING THROUGH OR UNDER THE RESPONDENTS, AND ALL PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT THERETO, AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER / ACCUSED NO.1. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20522 WP No. 17395 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Heard Sri Sandesh J Chouta, learned senior advocate for Sri Raghuram Cadambi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri Bubberjung Trisuli Venkatesh, learned Special Public Prosecutor for respondent Nos.1 to 5. 2. Learned Special Public Prosecutor representing the prosecution, would on instructions and verification of the records submits that the petitioners are dropped from the array of accused. 3. In that light, as a matter of form, the proceedings stands quashed against the petitioners in light of the said submission. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BGN