- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21904 CRL.P No. 5042 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5042 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. MR. MAHENDRA KUMAR S/O SRI. JASRAJJI VAISHNAV, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT NO. KYATHASANDRA, TUMKURU TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT, KARNATAKA CORRECT ADDRESS IS MATHRI ASHRAYA MARUDHAR JEWELERS, KYATHASANDRA, TUMKUR - 572 104. 2. MARDULA WRONGLY SPELT IN FIR THE CORRECT NAME IS MR. MRUDUL S/O MAHENDRA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT NO. KYATHASANDRA, TUMKURU TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT, KARNATAKA CORRECT ADDRESS IS MATHRI ASHRAYA, MARUDHAR JEWELERS, KYATHASANDRA, TUMKUR - 572 104. 3. KAMAL (KAMAL KUMAR) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21904 CRL.P No. 5042 of 2024 S/O MAHENDRA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT NO. KYATHASANDRA, TUMKURU TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT, KARNATAKA CORRECT ADDRESS IS MATHRI ASHRAYA, MARUDHAR JEWELERS, KYATHASANDRA, TUMKUR - 572 102. 4. ASHOK KUMAR (ASHOK KUMAR VAISHNAV) S/O SRI. JASRAJJI VAISHNAV AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT KYATHASANDRA, TUMKURU TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT, KARNATAKA CORRECT ADDRESS IS SIT, 9TH CROSS, TUMKUR - 572 102. 5. NIRANJANA (NIRANJAN VAISHNAV) S/O RAMESH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS R/AT KYATHASANDRA, TUMKURU TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT, KARNATAKA CORRECT ADDRESS IS VISHWA BHARATHI COLLEGE ROAD, MALLASANDRA TUMKUR - 572 107. 6. BABBALU OFFICIAL NAME IS ARUN KUMAR S/O LATE JAGADISH PRASAD JI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21904 CRL.P No. 5042 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT NO. KYATHASANDRA, TUMKURU TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT, KARNATAKA CORRECT ADDRESS IS C.M. EXTENSION KYATHASANDRA, TUMKUR - 572 104. 7. PANKAJA (PANKAJ VAISHNAV) S/O RAMESH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS R/AT KYATHASANDRA, TUMKURU TALUK, BANGALORE DISTRICT, KARNATAKA. CORRECT ADDRESS IS MATHRI ASHRAYA, MARUDHAR JEWELERS, KYATHASANDRA, TUMKUR - 572 104. …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. POONAM S. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY MADANAYAKANAHALLY PS, MADANAYAKANAHALLY VILLAGE, NELAMANGALA SUB DIVISION, BANGALORE DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 560 001 INVESTIGATION OFFICER. 2. DINESH S/O VASANTH DAS AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21904 CRL.P No. 5042 of 2024 R/AT NO. 58, 2ND FLOOR, NP LANE, BINNEMILL ROAD, CATTON PETE, BANGALORE CITY, KARNATAKA - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.0219/2024 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 143, 147, 149, 148, 323, 324, 504, 506 OF IPC, 1860 FILED IN MADNAYAKANAHALLY P.S., PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN.) AND JLMFC AT NELAMANGALA VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND B. 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 appearing for the petitioners 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 petitioners seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition and raise a challenge to the charge sheet. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21904 CRL.P No. 5042 of 2024 3. Liberty so sought is granted. 4. The petition is disposed as withdrawn. 5. All pending I.A.s do not survive for consideration. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BVK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 208