- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2468 CRL.P No. 15384 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. 15384 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MANJU KOLA @ MANJUNATH V.SALIAN, S/O VITTAL KANCHAN, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT 3-115A1A, SHREE JANAKI, NEAR SHIVA PANCHAKSHARI BHAJANA MANDIRA, MALPE, KOLA, UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 108. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAYANTH POOJARY, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER, UDUPI MALPE POLICE STATION, UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 108, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDILNG, BENGALURU – 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.38/2025 REGISTERED BEFORE THE MALPE P.S., AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 57, 191(1), 192 OF BNS, PENDING BEFORE PRL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, AT UDUPI. Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2468 CRL.P No. 15384 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner 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 petitioner 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 The Criminal Petition is disposed as withdrawn.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.: 48