- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6161 CRL.P No. 1268 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1268 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRI M.N.NAGARAJU @ NAGARAJA M.N., S/O LATE M.R.NARASIMHARAJU AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS. 2. SMT. JYOTHI NAGARAJ @ JYOTHI W/O M.N.NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS PETITIONER 1 AND 2 ARE R/A 276, 2ND BLOCK, 3RD STAGE, BASAVESHWARANAGAR NEAR VVS WOMEN COLLEGE, BENGALURU – 560 079. 3. SRI GURUMURTHY S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/AT NO.19/1, NO.2107 SIDDAMMA ROAD KULLAPPA CIRCLE, KACHARAKANAHALLI ST.THOMAS TOWN BENGALURU – 560 084. 4. SRI H.ANANDA S/O HANUMANTHAPPA Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6161 CRL.P No. 1268 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/A V.H.PALYA MANGALAVADA POST PAVAGADA RURAL TUMAKURU – 572 116. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI GANESHA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HIRIYUR RURAL POLICE REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SMT.LAKSHMI W/O SHIVABASAPPA SANDIGAVADA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 33RD CROSS, LINGARAJANAGARA VIDYANAGARA HUBLI – 580 021. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1; SRI AJAY G., ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.5/2024 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 HIRIYUR RURAL POLICE FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S.420, 34 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN.) AND JMFC CORUT AT HIRIYUR CHITRADURGA. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6161 CRL.P No. 1268 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that during the pendency of the petition, the police after investigation have filed the final report-charge sheet. 2. In the light of filing of the charge sheet, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition and raise a challenge to the charge sheet. 3. Liberty so sought is granted. The petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 2 Sl No.: 5