- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6088 CRL.P No. 1557 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. 1557 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. SRI M.KEERTHI AMRE S/O SRI MURTHY AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT NO.118, 7TH MAIN ROAD KARNASHREE LAYOUT MEDAHALLI, VIRGONAGAR POST BENGALURU EAST TALUK. 2. MS. HARSHITHA A., D/O ANIL AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/AT NO.34, 3RD MAIN ROAD BEHIND SANJAYANAGAR MAIN GOVERNMENT SCHOOL ASHWATHNAGAR BENGALURU – 560 094. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI SUBRAMANYA S.UPASANA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6088 CRL.P No. 1557 of 2023 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HOSAKOTE POLICE STATION HOSAKOTE SUB-DIVISION BENGALURU DISTRICT – 562 114. 2. SMT. VENKUBAI V., W/O LATE SRI H.V.VENKOBA RAO AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS R/AT T.G.LAYOUT HOSAKOTE TOWN BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT HOSAKOTE – 562 114. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SRI P.SHIVAKUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR FILED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT I.E., HOSKOTE POLICE STATION DATED 18.01.2023 IN CR.NO.21/2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN) AND CJM HOSKOTE, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT AT ANNEXURE-B PURSUANT TO THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT AT ANNEXURE-A FOR THE OFFENCES ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED BY THEM AND P/U/S 120B, 420, 465, 468, 471 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6088 CRL.P No. 1557 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioners have been dropped from the array of accused in the charge sheet by the Office in charge of the police station. 2. In that light, reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach this Court in the event of need in the future, the criminal petition is disposed as having become infructuous. I.A.No.1/2023 is also disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 168 CT:SS