- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010452362022 NC: 2026:KHC:52163 W.P. No.19736/2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA WRIT PETITION NO.19736/2022 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. MANIKANTA H.B. S/O LATE BETTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT. NO.488, 9TH MAIN, IST CROSS BEHIND SHAMARAO VITTAL CO-OP BANK BHUVANESHWARI NAGARA BENGALURU NORTH BENGALURU-560057. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SATYANARAYANA CHALKE S, ADV.,) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER RAJAJINAGAR POLICE STATION BENGALURU-560010. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER CID, BENGALURU. R1 & R2 ARE REP. BY THE HCGP HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU-560001. 3. SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR K.G. AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/A NO.15/1, 2ND FLOOR IST CROSS, MODEL COLONY Digitally signed by BS RAVIKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010452362022 NC: 2026:KHC:52163 W.P. No.19736/2022 YESHWANTHAPURA BENGALURU-560022. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M. HCGP FOR R1 & R2 V/O/DTD:27.11.2023, NOTICE TO R3 IS H/S) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 482 OF CPC, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS OF INVESTIGATION IN CRIME NO.97/2021 OF RAJAJINAGAR P.S. PENDING BEFORE THE LEARNED CITY COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU CITY (CCH- 1). QUASH ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME NO.97/2021, DTD 29.07.2021, OF RAJAJINAGAR P.S. REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 420 OF IPC AND SECTION 21 OF BUDS ACT, PENDING BEFORE THE LEARNED CITY COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU CITY (CCH-1), IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Memo with charge sheet copy is filed, wherein the petitioner, who is an FIR named accused, has not been arraigned as an accused. As such, the petition is dismissed as it has rendered infructuous. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE BSR/List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4