- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6535 CRL.P No. 16738 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16738 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MANJESH H.P., S/O LATE PUTTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 2. MADHU K. P., S/O LATE PUTTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 3. SMT. SAVITHRAMMA W/O LATE PUTTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 4. UMESHA S/O SHIVALINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS 5. KARTHIK S/O SHIVALINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS 6. SMT. PAVITHRA W/O SHIVALINGAIAH AGE ABOUT 44 YEARS 7. SMT. THAYAMMA W/O LATE MARISIDDAIAH Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6535 CRL.P No. 16738 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS 8. SWAMY M., S/O LATE MARISIDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT HAMPAPURA VILLAGE KERAGODU HOBLI MANDYA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 401. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAJASHEKAR S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KERAGODU POLICE KERAGODU, MANDYA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 401 REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENAGLURU – 560 001. 2. PALANETHRA S/O KALAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS HAMPAPUA VILLAGE KERAGODU HOBLI MANDYA TALUK MANDYA DISTICT – 571 401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; SRI HARIPRASAD, ADVOCATE FOR R2) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6535 CRL.P No. 16738 of 2025 THE CRL.P IS FILED U/S 528 BNSS PRAYING TO QUASH FIR IN CR.NO.129/2025 REGISTERED BY 1st RESPONDENT KERAGODU POLICE, PENDING ON THE FILE OF HON’BLE V ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANDYA, FILED BY THE 2nd RESPONDENT ALLEGING FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 351(2), 351(3), 352, 329(3), 115(2), 190 OF BNS, U/S 3(1)(r)(s) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor on verification of the records submits that the petition has become infructuous on the score that the police have filed the charge sheet in C.C.No.135/2025. 2. In the light of the above submission, reserving liberty to the petitioners to challenge the charge sheet or avail such remedy as is available in law, the subject criminal petition stands disposed. I.A.No.1/2025 is disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 25 CT:SS