- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2443 CRL.P No. 15270 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15270 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. BHARATH S., S/O N.SRIKANTA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT ISIRI NILAYA, THUNGA LAYOUT, GOPALA GOWDA BADAVANE, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 205. 2. N.SRIKANTA MURTHY, S/O G.D.NEELEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/AT ISIRI NILAYA, THUNGA LAYOUT, GOPALA GOWDA BADAVANE, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 205. 3. MANASA S., D/O N.SRIKANTA MURTHY, W/O CHETAN KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT 98, KRISHNASUDHAMA, NEAR T.B.CIRCLE, MADDUR – 571 428, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2443 CRL.P No. 15270 of 2025 KARNATAKA. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKHAR A. R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY SHO, SHIVAMOGA WOMEN POLICE STATION, SHIMOGA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, THE HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. M.SHIVANI, W/O BHARATH S., AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT 109, NEW NO.8, 11TH MAIN, VASANTHANAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 052. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.84/2025 OF SHIVAMOGGA WOMEN P.S., SHIVAMOGGA, REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 85, 352, 351(2) R/W 3(5) OF BNS, U/S 3 AND 4 OF D.P ACT, 1961 PENDING BEFORE THE HON’BLE JMFC 2ND COURT, SHIVAMOGA. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2443 CRL.P No. 15270 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that during the pendency of the Criminal Petition, the police after investigation have filed the final report-charge sheet. 2. In the light of filing of the charge sheet, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the Criminal Petition and raise a challenge to the charge sheet. 3. Liberty so sought is granted. The Criminal Petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43