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Rohit v. Vs State by Bannerghatta P.S.

Karnataka HC3 Jun 2026CRL.P/12727/2025

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What is this about?

Quashing petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C./Section 528 BNSS withdrawn at admission stage with liberty reserved to seek discharge; Cr.No.79/2025, C.C.No.3329/2025; BNS Sections 74, 76, 115(2), 324(4), 324(5), 329(4), 351(2)(3), 352; Bannerghatta P.S.; III Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC Court Anekal, Bengaluru Rural; petitioner Rohit V; respondents State (HCGP Rashim Patel) and Anusuyamma; Karnataka High Court; Justice M. Nagaprasanna; 03-06-2026.

What did the court decide?

Petition permitted to be withdrawn as withdrawn, with liberty expressly reserved to the petitioner to file a discharge application before the appropriate forum. ¶28

Rohit v Vs State by Bannerghatta P.S. — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Outcome

Petition permitted to be withdrawn as withdrawn, with liberty expressly reserved to the petitioner to file a discharge application before the appropriate forum.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the criminal proceedings in Cr.No.79/2025 (pending as C.C.No.3329/2025) of the respondent police, i.e., Bannerghatta Police, under Sections 74, 76, 115(2), 324(4), 324(5), 329(4), 351(2)(3) and 352 of the BNS, pending before the Hon'ble III Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC Court, Anekal, Bengaluru Rural, should be quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

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Ratio / Principle

During argument, the learned counsel for the petitioner sought and obtained leave to withdraw the Section 482 Cr.P.C. petition, electing instead to avail of the remedy of filing a discharge application before the appropriate forum.

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Key takeaways

The Court disposed of the petition as withdrawn, expressly reserving to the petitioner the liberty to seek discharge at the appropriate forum; the prayer to quash the proceedings under the several BNS sections was left unadjudicated on its merits.ratio¶28

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Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru), CRL.P No. 12727 of 2025, oral order of Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. Nagaprasanna dated 03-06-2026. Filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (filed under Section 528 BNSS) by Rohit V seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in Cr.No.79/2025, pending as C.C.No.3329/2025 before the Hon'ble III Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC Court, Anekal (Bengaluru Rural), of the respondent police, i.e., Bannerghatta Police, under Sections 74, 76, 115(2), 324(4), 324(5), 329(4), 351(2)(3) and 352 of the BNS; respondents were the State (through HCGP Smt. Rashim Patel) and Anusuyamma. After arguing the matter for some time, the learned counsel for the petitioner sought leave to withdraw the petition and avail of the remedy of filing of discharge before the appropriate forum. Reserving such liberty, the Court disposed of the petition as withdrawn; the quashing prayer was not adjudicated on its merits.

Rohit v. Vs State by Bannerghatta P.S.

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