- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6730 CRL.P No. 12508 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12508 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR. SURESH GOWDA B. S/O LATE BETTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.220, 2ND CROSS, 3RD CROSS, ACES LAYOUT, SANJAYNAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 094 AS PER AAHDAR CARD: R/AT: SHAKH SOUDA, GODREJ AGROVET, GUBBI HOBLI, TUMAKURU TALUK, TUMAKURU - 572 122. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. B.S. GAYATHRI, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. ANUSHA B. REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH INSPECTOR OF POLICE, GUBBI POLICE STATION, TUMKUR - 572 139. REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. MR. NAGARAJAIAH S/O FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6730 CRL.P No. 12508 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, PSI, CHELUR P.S., CHELUR, GUBBI TALUK, TUMAKURU, KARNATAKA - 572 216. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.PC (FILED UNDER SECTION 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR DATED 31.05.2025 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND B PURSUANT THERETO IN CRIME NO.0193/2025 REGISTERED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 - GUBBI POLICE FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 132, 189(3), 190, 191(2), 61(2)(a), 192 AND 54 OF BNS, 2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ACMM AND CITY CIVIL JUDGE (PRESENTLY KNOWN AS ACJM, CITY CIVIL COURT HALL) (CCH- 42), BENGALURU IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6730 CRL.P No. 12508 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo which reads as hereunder: "In view of the fact that the FIR bearing Crime No.193/2025, which is challenged in the present petition, has culminated into C.C.No.49980/2025 upon filing of the charge sheet. WHEREFORE, the Petitioner herein seeks leave of this Hon'ble Court to withdraw the present petition, with liberty to challenge the charge sheet and the consequential proceedings pending before the Trial Court by filing a fresh criminal petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in the interest of justice." 2. In light of the same, petition is dismissed. All contentions are kept open. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE MCR