- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6085 CRL.P No. 1148 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1148 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI SHYAM PATIL S/O VITTAL PATIL AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS BRANCH MANAGER M/S. TRANSPORT CORPORATION OF INDIA (TCI), EXPRESS INDIA LTD., NO. 92P, BELAGOLA INDUSTRIAL SL.NO.50, HEBBAL VILLAGE KRS ROAD, MYSORE CITY KARNATAKA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI BALARAJ K. N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA METAGALLI POLICE STATION MYSORE CITY NARASIMHARAJA SUB-DIVISION REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. M/S. BT SOLDERS PVT. LTD., OFFICE AT NO.89, K.R.S.ROAD METAGALLI, MYSURU - 570 016 Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6085 CRL.P No. 1148 of 2023 REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER SRI KIRAN KUMAR H. B., S/O LATE BASAVARAJU H., R/AT NO.757/S, 25TH CROSS NEAR CHENNAMMA CIRCLE HEBBAL, 2ND STAGE, MYSURU – 16. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SRI M.ARUN PONAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.67/2021 OF METAGALLI POLICE STATION, MYSURU CITY ON THE COMPLAINT OF RESPONDENT NO.2 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 406, 417, 420 R/W 34 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (Sr.Dn) AND CJM, JLB ROAD, MYSORE CITY AS ILLEGAL AND ABUSE OF PROCESS OF LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor on verification of the records submits that the petition has become infructuous on the score that the police have filed the charge sheet. 2. In the light of the above submission, reserving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the charge sheet or avail such - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6085 CRL.P No. 1148 of 2023 remedy as is available in law, the subject criminal petition stands disposed. I.A.No.1/2023 is disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 164 CT:SS