- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010481792026 NC: 2026:KHC:51769 CRL.P No. 10425 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10425 OF 2026 BETWEEN: MR. HIDAYATH ULLA, S/O. KHALEEL ULLA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 45, 1ST MAIN CROSS, MASJID E ALI, PRASANTHA NAGAR, HARIHAR (RURAL) PO HARIHARA DISTRICT-DAVANGERE KARNATAKA PRESENTLY R/AT.NO.1005, NANDI PARK APARTMENT, BANNERGATTA ROAD, GOTTIGERE, BENGALURU. …PETITIONER (BY SRI HASMATH PASHA, SR. ADVOATE FOR SRI SATISH KUMAR K.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY SHIVAMOGA RAILWAY, POLICE STATION, (REPRESENTED BY LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001). 2. VEDHAMURTHY B S. S/O.LATE SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 13TH CROSS, 3RD BLOCK, VIDYANAGAR, HARIHARA DISTRICT-DAVANGERE …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI M V ANOOP KUMAR, ADDL.SPP FOR R1) Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010481792026 NC: 2026:KHC:51769 CRL.P No. 10425 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.4/2026 ON THE FILE OF THE SHIVAMOGGA RAILWAYS POLICE STATION, SHIVAMOGGA REGISTERED FOR OFFENCE P/US/ 108 OF BNS AS PER ANNEXURE A WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT SHIVAMOGGA AS AN ABUSE OF PROCESS OF LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional State Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1-State. 2. This petition is filed to quash the proceedings in FIR No.4/2026 on the file of Shivamogga Railway Police Station, Shivamogga for the offence under Section 108 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 ('BNS'). 3. Heard the learned Senior Counsel Sri Hashmath Pasha, appearing for the petitioner. After arguing for some time, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the petition with liberty to Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010481792026 NC: 2026:KHC:51769 CRL.P No. 10425 of 2026 challenge the report in case the report goes against the petitioner. 4. Submission is placed on record. 5. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 6. The liberty is reserved as advised in law. 7. It is made clear that merely because the petition is dismissed as withdrawn, it does not mean that the Court has reflected on the merits of the contentions raised or the merits of the complaint lodged. 8. There has to be objective investigation by the police and appropriate report has to be filed. 9. All contentions kept open. (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CHS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 16 Digitally Signed by ANANT RAMNATH HEGDE