- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8040 CRL.P No. 4289 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4289 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. ASHOK RAJ S/O LATE MOHAN RAJ AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 2. SUHASINI W/O ASHOK RAJ AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS PETITIONER 1 AND 2 ARE R/AT: MARUTHI NILAYA B.RAMAIAYA REDDY COLONY BASAVANAGAR BENGALURU CITY – 560 037 PRESENTLY R/AT NO.50, 1ST MAIN ROAD MARAGONDANAHALLI SHREE LAKSHMI VENKATESHWARA LAYOUT BENGALURU – 560 036. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAJESH K.S., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8040 CRL.P No. 4289 of 2023 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA HAL POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 3. XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT, FIR AND CHARGE SHEET AS PER ANNEXURE-A, B AND C BE QUASHED AND IT IS FURTHER PRAYED THAT CONSEQUENTLY CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SPL.C.C.NO.2771/2022 AGAINST THE PETITIONERS FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 8, 9(L), 10, 21 OF POCSO ACT 2012 AND SECTION 323, 504, 506 OF IPC, OF HAL P.S., BENGALURU REGISTERED IN CR.NO.242/2022, PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-1, BENGALURU. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8040 CRL.P No. 4289 of 2023 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The subject petition is filed on 21-04-2023. The matter is not even moved to come up before the Court. In the interregnum, learned Additional State Public Prosecutor submits that charges have been framed by the concerned Court and the evidence is on and the matter is at the fag end of trial. In view of the same, petition stands disposed in the light of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of MINAKSHI BALA V. SUDHIR KUMAR1. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 212 1 (1994) 4 SCC 142