- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1362 CRL.P No. 15092 of 2025 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. 15092 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SRI BYREGOWDA K. S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT AREHALLI, GULUR HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK AND DISTRICT. PIN CODE - 572 122. 2. SRI YOGEESHA K. S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT AREHALLI, GULUR HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK AND DISTRICT. PIN CODE - 572 122. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. K.B.K. SWAMY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HEBBUR POLICE STATION, TUMKURU DISTRICT. Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1362 CRL.P No. 15092 of 2025 THROUGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. GANGAMMA W/O PRAKASHA K, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT AREHALLI VILLAGE, HONNUDIKE POST, GULUR HOBLI, TUMKURU - 572 122. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1 SRI. SHRIRAM ADIGA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C. (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED BY HEBBUR POLICE IN CONNECTION WITH CRIME NO.158/2025, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 3(2)(va), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(w)(i) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT AND SECTIONS 351(2), 115(2), 352, 74 R/W 3(5) OF BNS PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE 3RD ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, TUMKURU DISTRICT AT, TUMKURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1362 CRL.P No. 15092 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners files a memo seeking to withdraw the petition, which reads as follows: "The Petitioners have filed this Criminal petition seeking a relief of quashment of FIR registered by the first respondent police in Crime No.158/2025 against them for the offences punishable under section 3(2)(va), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(w)(i) OF SC/ST ACT and sections 351(2), 115(2), 352, 74, 3(5) of BNS, 2023. This Hon'ble Court vide its order dated 21/11/2025 has issued notice to the respondent no- 2/complainant and thereafter the respondent no-2 has engaged his advocate and above petition is adjourned to 09-01-2026. During the pendency of this petition, the respondent police have filed the charge sheet against the petitioners. After filing said charge sheet, this petition becomes infructuous and the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw the petition by reserving liberty to file fresh petition by challenging the charge sheet filed by the respondent police against them before this Hon'ble Court. Wherefore, this Hon'ble court may take this memo in the record and permitted to withdraw in the interest of justice and equity. " 2. In terms of memo, the petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VM/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49