- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16911 CRL.P No. 16562 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16562 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MR. SHASHI KUMAR M B S/O M. B. BALAJI AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT MALLIGURKE VILLAGE, MITTEMARI POST, BAGEPALLI TALLUK - 561 207 CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT 2. MR. SANTHOSH KUMAR M.B. ALIAS SANTHOSH KUMAR AGED ABOUT33 YEARS, S/O M.B. BALAJI R/AT MALLIGURKE VILLAGE, MITTEMARI POST, BAGEPALLI TALLUK - 561 207 CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MOHANA CHANDRA P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BAGEPALLI POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY THE Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16911 CRL.P No. 16562 of 2025 STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE -1 2. SRI. M.S. VISHWANATH AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, S/O M.N. SRINIVAS R/AT MALLIGURKE VILLAGE MITTEMARI POST BAGEPALLI TALUK - 561 207 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.335/2025 OF BAGEPALLI POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 115(2), 118(1), 352 R/W SEC.3(5) OF BNS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (Jr.Dn.) AND JMFC COURT, BAGEPALLI AGAINST THE PETITIONERS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16911 CRL.P No. 16562 of 2025 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 The petition is disposed as withdrawn.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.: 16