- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:506 CRL.P No. 16963 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16963 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MANJUNATH REDDY, S/O ANANTHARAMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, NO.30/2, LAXMI NILAYA SHIVAJOTHI LAYOUT, SOMASUNDRA PALYA, 2ND SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT BENGALURU CITY – 560 102. 2. SHALINI KAMBAM W/O MANJUNATHA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, NO.30/2, LAKSHMI NILAYA, SHIVAJOTHI LAYOUT, SOMASUNDRA PALYA, 2ND SECTOR, HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA – 560 102. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI SOMANNA K.P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY, HSR POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY SPP OFFICE, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:506 CRL.P No. 16963 of 2025 HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 024. 2. ANOOP SHETTY W/O LATE B.R.SHETTY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS B 06, NAVEEN TERRACES, 100 FEET RING ROAD, ST BED, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA – 560 034. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S. 528 BNSS PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.459/2025 DATED 02.12.2025 PURSUANT TO COMPLAINT DATED 02.12.2025 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT HSR LAYOUT POLICE FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 303(2), 324, 329(3) R/W SEC.3(5) PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XXXIX ADDL. CMM NRUPATHUNGA ROAD 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 for petitioners has filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:506 CRL.P No. 16963 of 2025 2. The memo reads as follows: “MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL The undersigned counsel for the Petitioners most respectfully submits as follows: It is submitted that the Petitioners have filed the present criminal petition seeking quashing of the FIR in Crime No.459/2025 dated 02.12.2025, registered pursuant to the complaint dated 02.12.2025 by the 1st Respondent- HSR Layout Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 303(2), 324, 329(3) read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which was pending on the file of the XXXIX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nrupatunga Road, Bengaluru. It is further submitted that during the pendency of the present petition, the Respondent No.1 Police have filed a charge sheet in C.C. No.49346/2025 dated 15.12.2025 in respect of the very same crime, thereby rendering the present petition infructuous. Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to permit the Petitioners to withdraw the present petition in Crl.P. No.16963/2025, with liberty to file a fresh petition challenging the charge sheet, in the interest of justice.” 3. In view of the memo filed petition is disposed as withdrawn, with liberty as sought for. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 111