- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010143012024 NC: 2026:KHC:50548 WP No. 7473 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA WRIT PETITION No.7473 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: PRASHANTH BABU D M S/O MANJUNATH D K AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/A NO.021, SHARAVATHI BLOCK, NATIONAL GAMES VILLAGE, KORAMANGALA BENGALURU-560 095 …PETITIONER (BY SRI G. MOHAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHREYAS B S, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY CYBER CRIME P S CID REP. BY SPP HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001 2. K RAVISHANKAR S/O S M KRISHNAREDDY AGED MAJOR, R/A POLICE INSPECTOR, CCB ANTI NARCOTIC WING, COTTONPET BENGALURU CITY- 560 018 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.WAHEEDA.M.M, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER) Digitally signed by R MANJUNATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010143012024 NC: 2026:KHC:50548 WP No. 7473 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 482 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR No.0001/2024 DATED 24.1.24 ANNEXURE-A REGISTERED CYBER-CRIME PS (CID) AGAINST THE PETITIONER UNDER SECTION UNDER SECTION 343, 344, 409, 424 R/W 34, 36, 37, 201, INDIAN PENAL CODE AND SECTION 66, 84(c) OF IT ACT 2000, BY ALLOWING THE ABOVE PETITION AND ETC., 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 the memo which reads as under: “The undersigned counsel for the petitioner humbly submits based on the instruction received from the petitioner. The petitioner has been dropped from the petition of accused in the charge sheet. WHEREFORE, the said present petition has become infructuous. Hence the memo be taken on record for the petition to be withdrawn in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. Placing the memo on record, petition stands dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm List No.: 1 Sl No.: 82 CT:VR