- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010711312025 NC: 2026:KHC:53091 CRL.P No. 15041 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15041 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: 1. PAPARAJU S/O NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.54, MADAGONDANAHALLI, DODDABALLAPURA, KODIGEHALLI BENGALURU RURAL -561203 2. MUNIKRISHNAPPA S/O NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.49, MADAGONDANAHALLI, DODDABALLAPURA, KODIGEHALLI BENGALURU RURAL -561203 3. SHASHIKUMAR S/O MUNIKRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, MADAGONDANAHALLI, DODDABALLAPURA BENGALURU RURAL -561203 …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. NIKHITHA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY DODDABALLAPURA P.S REP.BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, Digitally Signed By: SURAJ GOVINDA RAJ 29/09/2026, 18:13, Bengaluru Verified - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010711312025 NC: 2026:KHC:53091 CRL.P No. 15041 of 2025 BENGALURU-01. 2. CHANDRASHEKHAR.R S/O LATE RAJANNA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/AT NO.6, BESIDE AMBEDKAR BHAVAN, RAJUPURA, DODDABALLAPURA TOWN, BENGALURU -561203 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. V RAJAIAH., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.305/2025 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE i.e., DODDABALLAPURA P.S., AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S/ 324(4),324(5),351(3),329(3),351(2) R/W SEC.3(5) OF BNS 2023 BASED ON THE COMPLIANT REGISTERED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 AND SAME IS PENDING BEFORE THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (Jr.Dn.) AND JMFC DODDABALLAPURA. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The Petitioners are before this court seeking for the following reliefs: a) Quash the FIR in Crime No.305/2025 registered by the Respondent Police i.e., Doddaballapura P.S., against the petitioner for the offence P/U/S/ 324(4),324(5),351(3),329(3),351(2) R/W SEC.3(5) of BNS 2023 based on the compliant registered by respondent no.2 and same is pending before the Principal Civil Judge (Jr.Dn.) and JMFC Doddaballapura. Digitally Signed By: SURAJ GOVINDA RAJ 29/09/2026, 18:13, Bengaluru Verified - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010711312025 NC: 2026:KHC:53091 CRL.P No. 15041 of 2025 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo which reads as under: “ The undersigned counsel for the petitioner in the above mentioned case the petitioners most humbly prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to permit for withdrawal of the present petition with liberty to file fresh petition since the respondent police has filed charge sheet despite of stay from this Hon’ble Court.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a charge sheet has been laid and seeks liberty to challenge the same. 4. Accepting the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner and taking the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the said charge sheet. (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE LN List No.: 1 Sl No.:62.1 Digitally Signed By: SURAJ GOVINDA RAJ 29/09/2026, 18:13, Bengaluru Verified