- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010412472023 NC: 2026:KHC:49432 WP No. 17779 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA WRIT PETITION NO. 17779 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. PARTHASARATHI AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, S/O LATE S.R. SEETHARAMAIH, RESIDING AT CHIMANGALA VILLAGE, SHIDLAGATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ARJUN A. HEBBAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. GAUTAM SHREEDHAR BHARADWAJ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH OFFICER IN CHARGE POLICE STATION, VARTHUR BANGALORE - 560 087, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OFFICE OF HEAD OF BRANCH, CBI, ACB, NO.36, BELLARY RD, GANGANAGAR, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 032. REPRESENED BY RETAINER COUNSEL FOR CBI/SPP. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by ANNAPURNA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010412472023 NC: 2026:KHC:49432 WP No. 17779 of 2023 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SEC. 482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO DIRECTION TRANSFERRING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FIR BEARING CRIME NO. 0234/22 POLICE STATION VARTHUR U/S 34, 120-B, 406, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 IPC PRODUCED AS ANNX-A TO RESPONDENT-2 /CBI. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo. The memo reads as under: "It is submitted that the present Petition was filed seeking a direction to transfer the investigation in FIR bearing Crime No. 234/2022 registered at Varthur Police Station to the CBI, Respondent No. 2. However, upon filing of a charge sheet before the Hon'ble II Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru Rural, and has taken cognisance of the offences, the matter has been registered as C.C. No. 2974/2024. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010412472023 NC: 2026:KHC:49432 WP No. 17779 of 2023 It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to dispose of the present Petition as having become infructuous, in the interest of justice and equity. Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as it has rendered infructuous. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 59