- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010015502024 NC: 2026:KHC:48951 CRL.P No. 369 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 369 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI SHANTHEGOWDA A S/O SRI APPUGOWDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS PRESENTLY ADDRESS R/A NO.30, 1ST 'B' CROSS SRI RAGHAVENDRASWAMY MUTT ROAD PRATHAPA REDDY PALYA NAGARABHAVI, BENGALURU-560 072 …PETITIONER (BY SMT. HARINI B, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHIVAMURTHY P, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA S.I. BY KAGGALIPURA POLICE STATION, KANAKAPURA ROAD REP BY LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001 2. SRI SRINIVAS S/O LATE SRI SAMPANGAPPA @ RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/A NO.3/3, J.B LANE COTTONPET, BENGALURU-560 053 Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010015502024 NC: 2026:KHC:48951 CRL.P No. 369 of 2024 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. JAVEED S, HCGP FOR R1, SRI. ASHWIN JOYSTON KUTINHA , ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO ALLOW THE ABOVE PETITION AND BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED FIR BEARING NO.348/2022 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II A.C.J.M BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 406,420,504,506 OF IPC REGISTERED BY THE KAGGALIPURA P.S i.e THE 1ST RESPONDENT HEREIN. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL ORDER After arguing the matter for sometimes, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that she may be permitted to withdraw the petition with liberty to approach this Court by filing 482 petition, if charge sheet is filed against him. 2. Placing submission on record, the petition is dismissed as withdraw reserving such liberty as sought for. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010015502024 NC: 2026:KHC:48951 CRL.P No. 369 of 2024 3. Additionally, a liberty is reserved to the petitioner to place all the documents he relied in this petition before the investigation officer within two weeks' from the date of certified copy of this order. Upon such production, the investigation officer shall consider the same. SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE CR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20