- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:317 CRL.P No. 1146 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1146 OF 2022 BETWEEN: 1. SANNA REDDY PRASAD REDDY S/O SANNA REDDY KRISHNA REDDY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 2. KONDOORU CHANDRA MOHAN REDDY S/O LAKSHMI NARAYANA REDDY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 3. VAKATI RANGANATH REDDY ALIAS VAKATI RANGANATH S/O SUDHAKAR REDDY AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 4. DRUVA KUMAR PULIGAL S/O LATE P N KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, ALL ARE R/AT HI LIFE VENTURES PVT. LTD., BALAGERE, GUNJUR ROAD, VARTHUR, BANGALORE - 560 087 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NAGABHUSHANA REDDY K., ADVOCATE (AB)) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY VARTHUR POLICE STATION BANGALORE, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE - 560 001 2. AHISHKUMAR AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:317 CRL.P No. 1146 of 2022 S/O LATE SHANKAR PRASAD CHOWDARI NO.D-802, CONCORDE MAHATTANS APARTMENT, NEELADRI ROAD, NEELADRI NAGAR, ELECTRONIC CITY, BANGALORE-560100 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SOWMYA .R., HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AGAINST THE ABOVE PETITIONER IN CR.NO.292/2021 OF VARTHUR POLICE BENGALURU PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE (ACJM) AT BENGALURU FOR OFFENCE P/U/S. 406, 418, 420 R/W SEC.149 OF IPC. THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners is absent. No representation. Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed the memo dated 15.02.2023 seeking permission to retire from the case. It is stated in the memo that he is not getting any instructions from the petitioners. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that the charge sheet is already filed in the year 2022, which was never - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:317 CRL.P No. 1146 of 2022 challenged by the petitioners. Therefore, the petition is rendered infructuous. In view of the above, memo filed by the learned counsel for the petitioners is accepted. He is permitted to retire from the case. Hence, the petition is dismissed as the same has rendered infructuous. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE BH CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2