- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3010 CRL.P No. 17360 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17360 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SHASHIKUMAR S., S/O SIDDESHWARA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT K.T.HALLI VILLAGE, PAVAGADA TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT – 561 202. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAYASIMHA K. P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR, PAVAGADA POLICE STATION, PAVAGADA TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT – 561 202. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SMT. JAYASHREE, C/O PRASAD BABU, LIBRARY SUPERVISOR, NALIGANAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3010 CRL.P No. 17360 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, R/AT NALIGANAHALLI VILLAGE, PAVAGADA TALUK, TUMAKURU – 561 202. …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.216/2025 REGISTERED BY PAVAGADA P.S., PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, AT PAVAGADA, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 64(2)(m), 77, 352, 351 OF BNS, 2023, AGAINST THE PETITIONER. 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 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3010 CRL.P No. 17360 of 2025 3. Liberty so sought is granted. The Criminal Petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 74 CT:SS