- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7419 CRL.P No. 16699 of 2025 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. 16699 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SUDARSHAN @ DARSHAN, S/O ASHOK KUMAR Y.N., AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1796, 40TH 'A' CROSS, 25TH MAIN, OPP: POST OFFICE, JAYANAGARA 9TH BLOCK, BENGALURU - 560 069. 2. ARUNA ASHOK KUMAR, W/O ASHOK KUMAR Y., AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1796, 40TH 'A' CROSS, 25TH MAIN, OPP: POST OFFICE, JAYANAGARA 9TH BLOCK, BENGALURU - 560 069. 3. SAPNA PANDEY, D/O DHANANJAY PANDEY, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.13, WARD NO.6, NEAR SWAMY NARAYAN ASHRM, SHISHAM JADHI, MUNIKIRTHI, P.O., MUNIKIRTHI DISTRICT, TEHRI GARWALL, UTTARKHAND - 249 137. 4. ASHOK KUMAR, S/O LATE YELLAPPA, Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7419 CRL.P No. 16699 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1796, 40TH 'A' CROSS, 25TH MAIN, OPP: POST OFFICE, JAYANAGARA 9TH BLOCK, BENGALURU - 560 069. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. YOGESH G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY THILAKNAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU DIST. REP BY SPP., HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SACHIN V. S/O VIJAYAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1796, 1ST FLOOR 40TH 'A' CROSS, 25TH MAIN, OPP: POST OFFICE, JAYANAGARA 9TH BLOCK, BENGALURU - 560 069. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.209/2025 OF RESPONDENT - THILAKNAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU REGISTERED FOR ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 115(2), 126(2), 3(5), 351(2), 352, 351(3) OF THE BNS, 2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT AT BENGALURU. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7419 CRL.P No. 16699 of 2025 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 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. 3. Liberty so sought is granted. The petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31