- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6080 CRL.P No. 1758 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. 1758 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI SUDESH KUMAR S/O NABHIRAJ JAIN AGE: MAJOR OFFICE AT GANESH MAHAL COMPLEX, K.S.ROAD MANGALURU – 575 001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAKSHITH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY HCGP HIGH COURT OF KARNTATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SRI R.JANAVA S/O SRI RATNAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT MURUGADDE ELEMADULU VILLAGE KOPPA TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU – 577 123. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SRI C.ANANTHA KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6080 CRL.P No. 1758 of 2023 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED AGAINST THE PETITIONER / ACCUSED IN CR.NO.02/2023 DATED 13.01.2023 REGISTERED BY MANGALORE NORTH POLICE PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE 2ND ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT AT MANGALORE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 3(1)(u) OF THE SC/ST (POA) ACT AND SEC.7(1),7(C) OF THE PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 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 the appropriate fora, in the event of need in future. I.A.No.1/2023 is disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 173 CT:SS