- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7805 CRL.P No. 13258 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13258 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI EKENE MICHEAL SON OF NZEGWU AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS R/AT NO.123, MAIN STREET LEGAL DEPARTMENT FRSC HQ TRS, WEST ZONE 7 ABUJA NIGERIA PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO.113 NAIDU FORM ROAD HALLALLI NEAR HERBERN APARTMENT T.C.PALYA MAIN ROAD, KITHAGANURU BENGALURU RURAL (NOW IN CUSTODY). …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SARASWATHI N., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY BASAVANAGUDI POLICE BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7805 CRL.P No. 13258 of 2024 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 528 BNNS PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.11974/2023 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 14 OF FOREIGNERS ACT 1946 AND SECTION 5 OF THE REGISTRATION OF FOREIGNERS ACT 1939, REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE STATION IN CRIME NO.48/2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF II ACJM. BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader on verification of the records would submit that the proceedings before the concerned Court are closed on account of the petitioner pleading guilty. 2. In that light, the petition is disposed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 267