- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010451032026 NC: 2026:KHC:48719 CRL.P No. 9695 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9695 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. MR. MOHAMMED MAZHARULLA SHARIF @ MAZHARULLA SHARIF S/O LATE MOHAMMED SALEHA SHARIFF AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 16, 1ST MAIN, KRISHNAMA GARDEN, NEAR AYYAPPA TEMPLE, KEMPAIAH BLOCK, J C NAGAR, BENGALURU. 2. SMT. BALKIS FATHIMA, W/O MOHAMMED MAZHARULLA SHARIF @ MAZHARULLA SHARIF AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 16, 1ST MAIN, KRISHNAMA GARDEN, NEAR AYYAPPA TEMPLE, KEMPAIAH BLOCK, J C NAGAR, BENGALURU. 3. MR. IRFAN KHAN @ IRFAN AHMED KHAN, S/O LATE GHOUSE KHAN AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS RESIDING AT KARMAADA GRAMA, AMMATI POST, VIRAJPETE TALUK, KODAGU …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ZEBRAN AHMED, ADVOCATE) Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE on 11-09-2026 Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010451032026 NC: 2026:KHC:48719 CRL.P No. 9695 of 2026 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA STATE BY WOMEN PS, MYSORE CITY, KARNATAKA. 2. SMT. SAYIDA AYESHA W/O MOHAMMED NOORULLA SHARIF AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT NO. 131, 5TH CROSS, SOUTH BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGARA, MAHADEVAPURA ROAD, NEAR UDAYAGIRI POLICE STATION, MYSURU …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. NAGHARISH G.S., HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C. (U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO a) ALLOW THIS CRL.P BY QUASHING IMPUGNED FIR BEARING NO.114/2024 DATED 01.11.2024 REGISTERED BY THE 1st RESPONDENT AGAINST THE PETITIONER, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 85, 115(2), 352, 351(3) R/W 3(5) OF BNS, 2023, U/S 3 AND 4 OF D.P ACT, 1961, VIDE ANNEXURE-B. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE on 11-09-2026 - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010451032026 NC: 2026:KHC:48719 CRL.P No. 9695 of 2026 ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1. 2. It is submitted that the petitioners have filed application for discharge before the Trial Court and the same have been rejected. 3. The petitioners have to approach the Jurisdictional Sessions Court challenging the order of dismissal of the applications seeking discharge. 4. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed, reserving liberty to the petitioners to question the said order before the Sessions Court. 5. The time spent by the petitioners in prosecuting this matter from 02.07.2026, till this date shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation, if any. 6. The Registry is directed to return all the documents to the petitioners after retaining xerox copies of the same. Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE on 11-09-2026 - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010451032026 NC: 2026:KHC:48719 CRL.P No. 9695 of 2026 7. It is made clear that this Court has not considered the case on merits. 8. All contentions are left open. (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE SMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 47 Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE on 11-09-2026