- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1365 CRL.P No. 7408 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7408 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. MR. PRAVEEN P BAGEWADI AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS SON OF PANDIT PERMANENT RESIDING AT ANUGRAHA NIVAS AMBEDKARNAGARA CHIKKODI, BELAGAUM - 591 201. WORKING AS MANAGING DIRECTOR, 9TH FLOOR, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD., VISHVESHWARAYYA MINI TOWER, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, PODIUM BLOCK, BENGALURU - 560 001 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHISHIRA AMARNATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY BANASWADI POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1365 CRL.P No. 7408 of 2024 2. SRI. R. GURURAJ S/O. LATE M. RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, NO 06, KUVEMPU ROAD, RS PALYA KAMMANAHALLI, MARUTHI SEVANAGAR POST BENGALURU - 560 033 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR NO.419/2024 DATED 05.06.2024 (FIR) AGAINST THE PETITIONER HEREIN AND THE PRIVATE COMPLAINT DATED 10.04.2024 (COMPLAINT) ON THE BASIS OF WHICH THE FIR WAS REGISTERED IN BANASWADI P.S. FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 166, 166A, 167, 107, 420, 182, 192, 211, 465, 466, 468, 471, 504, 506(B), 120B R/W 149 OF IPC AND SEC.3(1)(p), 3(1)(q), 3(2)(vii) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT PENDING BEFORE LXX ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE SPL. JUDGE BENGALURU AT ANNEXURE-B AND A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1365 CRL.P No. 7408 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned High Court Government Pleader on instructions would submit that the investigation is complete and a 'B' report is filed by the police before the concerned Court. In that light, the subject petition is rendered infructuous. 2. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a petition in the event any order is passed by the concerned Court against the petitioner, the criminal petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36