- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6090 CRL.P No. 1267 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. 1267 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI RAJKUMAR HARLALKA DIRECTOR AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS M/S. SOUTH INDIA WATCH COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY HAVING ITS OFFICE AT: NO.39 KRISHNAREDDY LAYOUT DOMMALURU, BENGALURU – 560 071. RANKING BEFORE THE TRIAL COURT RANKING BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI VENKATESH R.BHAGAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY RAMAMOORTHY NAGAR POLICE BANGALORE IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6090 CRL.P No. 1267 of 2023 STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR BENGALURU – 560 001. RANKING BEFORE THE TRIAL COURT RANKING BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT. 2. G.SHANKAR S/O G.GURUSWAMY AGE: MAJOR R/AT NO.E/675 MANJUNATHA LAYOUT T.C.PALYA, BENGALURU – 560 036 RANKING BEFORE THE TRIAL COURT RANKING BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SRI MANOHAR B. K., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 14.01.2023 AT NO.22/20203 REGISTERED BY THE RAMAMURTHY NAGAR POLICE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 406, 420, 120(B) R/W 34 OF IPC, PENDING BEFORE THE IV ADDL.C.M.M., BENGALURU AT ANNEXURE-A BASED ON THE COMPLAINT DATED 14.01.2023 LODGED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AT ANNEXURE-B. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6090 CRL.P No. 1267 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor on verification of the records would submit that the police after investigation have filed ‘B’ report and therefore, the petition in the form it is filed, is rendered infructuous. 2. In that light, the petition is disposed as having become infructuous, reserving liberty to the petitioners to knock at the doors of this Court, in the event, the concerned Court would reject the ‘B’ report and take cognizance of the offences. I.A.No.1/2023 is disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 165 CT:SS