- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22043 CRL.P No. 3446 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. 3446 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. NAVEEN L, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, S/O LATE LAKSHMINARAYANA, R/AT NO.889/C, 1ST C CROSS, MALI MAHADESHWARA LAYOUT, N.KOTTIGEPALYA, WARD NO.73, NAGARABHAVI 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 072. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.VENKATARAMAN NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY JNANABHARATHI POLICE STATION, BENGAURU CITY. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. MAHESH M, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, S/O LATE MAHADEV, R/AT NO.1367, 6TH CROSS, AMBEDKAR NAGARA, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22043 CRL.P No. 3446 of 2024 ULLAL UPANAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 011. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. S.P.P., FOR R1) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLIANT IN CR.NO.131/2024 REGISTERED BY THE JNANABHARATHI POLICE STATION, BENGALURU /Ist RESPONDENT FOR THE OFENCE P/U/S 406, 420 OF IPC AND SEC.3(2)(v-a), 3(1)(r)(s) OF SC/ST ACT AND NOW THE CASE IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF (CCH-71) CITY COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU AND DISMISSED THE COMPLAINT. 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 record submits that the Police after investigation have filed a ‘B’ report. 2. In the light of filing of the ‘B’ report, the present petition has rendered infructuous. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22043 CRL.P No. 3446 of 2024 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to knock at the doors of appropriate fora, in the event of need, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BVK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 187