- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3619 CRL.P No. 17428 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17428 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SATHISH KUMAR M S/O MANJA NAIK AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, SOCIAL ACTIVIST PERMANENT RESIDENT OF 4TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS, DAV ALAGIRI BADAVANE CHITRADURGA -577 501 …PETITIONER (BY MS. VANITHA U M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY EXTENSION POLICE STATION CHITRADURGA, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3619 CRL.P No. 17428 of 2025 REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HC OF KARNATAKA-560 001 2. VEERESH S/0 LATE. THIMMAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS PANCHAYATI DEVELOPMENT OFFICER CHOLAGATTA GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHITRADURGA -577 501 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.139/2025 REGISTERED BY CHITRADURGA EXTENSION POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S/ 126(2), 132, 352, 351(3), 308(4) AND 109 OF BNS 2023 AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ARISING THEREFORM. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3619 CRL.P No. 17428 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of the 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 petition and raise a challenge to the charge sheet. 3. Liberty so sought is granted. 4. The petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 3 Sl No.: 5