- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21387 CRL.P No. 17217 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17217 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MR. VENKATAREDDY AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, S/O LATE CHINNAPPA 2. SMT. NARAYANAMMA W/O VENKATAREDDY AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, BOTH ARE R/AT NADUVANAHALLI VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, GUDIBANDE TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT. 3. MR. LOKESH B.C. AGED ABUT 41 YEARS, S/O CHIKKARAMAPPA 4. SMT. MANJULA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, W/O LOKESH B.C. 5. SMT. V. GEETHAMMA @ GEETHA W/O LOKESH B.C. AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, NOS. 3 TO 5 ARE R/AT BESEGARAHALLI VILLAGE, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21387 CRL.P No. 17217 of 2025 MANDIKAL HOBLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MOHANA CHANDRA P, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY GUDIBANDE POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE - 1 2. MR. VIJAY KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, S/O GURUMURTHY, R/AT YALAKARALAHALLI VILLAGE, GUDIBANDE TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA R, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.156/2025 OF vxGUDIBANDE P.S., FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 189(2), 115(2), 126(2), 74, 352, 351(2), 190 OF BNS, U/S 3(1)(r)(s),(w) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, CHIKKABALLAPURA AGAINST THE PETITIONERS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21387 CRL.P No. 17217 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that during the pendency of the petition, the police after investigation have filed the final report-charge sheet. 2. In the light of filing of the charge sheet, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition and raise a challenge to the charge sheet. 3. Liberty so sought is granted. The petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE GJM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15