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2026 DAILYLAW 50568 (KAR)

MR. MOHAMMED ARFAZ KHAN v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

CRL.P/13781/2025 · 2026-01-27

M Nagaprasanna

Public Interest Litigationbody2026

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4545 CRL.P No. 13781 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13781 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MR. MOHAMMED ARFAZ KHAN S/O ABDUL MUJEEB KHAN AGE ABOUT 27 YEARS 2. MR. AJAZ KHAN @ ABDUL MUJEEB KHAN S/O AZEEZ KHAN AGE ABOUT 58 YEARS 3. MRS. SURAIYA SHAHEEN W/O ABDUL MUJEEB KHAN AGE ABOUT 54 YEARS. PETITIONER NOS.1 TO 3 ARE R/AT NO.001, TAJ RESIDENCY OPPOSITE OF NISSAR MEDICAL PILLANA GARDEN 3RD STAGE K.G. HALLI BENGALURU - 560084. 4. MR. AFSAR PASHA @ SHAIK AFSAR PASHA S/O ANWAR PASHA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT NO.11, 2ND FLOOR, 5TH B CROSS KAVERI NAGAR, BENGALURU NORTH R.T. NAGAR POST Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4545 CRL.P No. 13781 of 2025 BENGALURU-560032 5. MR. AZHAR PASHA S/O ANWAR PASHA AGE ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO. 24/3, 1ST MAIN 1ST CROSS, K.H.B ROAD KAVERI NAGAR BENGALURU NORTH BENGALURU-560045 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S.H. KAZI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA K.G HALLI POLICE STATION BENGALURU CITY REP BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001 2. MRS. ULFATH AMEENA D/O SYED AZAM W/O MOHAMMED ARFAZ AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS R/AT FLAT NO.172, 1ST FLOOR, 6TH CROSS, PILLANNA GARDEN, 1ST STAGE, ST. THOMAS TOWN, BENGALURU NORTH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4545 CRL.P No. 13781 of 2025 BENGALURU-560084 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. BASAWA PRASAD KUNALE, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONERS PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AND REGISTERED AGAINST PETITIONER BY THE IsT RESPONDENT K.G.HALLI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY U/S.115(2), 126(2), 3(5), 351(2), 352, 85 OF BNS 2023 IN CRIME NO.132/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED X ADDL CJM MAYO HALL UNIT,AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners files a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition with liberty to challenge the charge sheet. The memo so filed reads as follows: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4545 CRL.P No. 13781 of 2025 "MEMO The above petitioner begs to submits as follows: It is submitted that above case filed before this Hon'ble Court for quashing for FIR & complaint in Crime No.132/2025 pending before Xth ACJM Mayo Hall Unit Bengaluru city, meanwhile in trial court the Respondent No.1 Police has filed charge sheet against the accused/petitioners herein the same as converted as C.C. No.74008/2025. Therefore, the above petitioners intending to withdraw above petition as not pressed. Wherefore the above petitioners pray this Hon'ble court, this memo may kindly be to take on record & give a liberty to petitioners to challenge the charge sheet in C.C No.74008/2025 in the interest of justice & equity." 2. Liberty so sought is granted. 3. The petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 38