Criminal petition filed to quash an FIR registered in Karnataka. Petitioner argued the petition was infructuous due to the filing of a charge sheet. Court dismissed the petition on that ground while reserving liberty to challenge the charge sheet.
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NC: 2026:KHC:5388 CRL.P No. 15505 of 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15505 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
MS. RATHNA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS W/O GANESH RESIDING AT NO.312 MARIYAMMA TEMPLE ROAD HARINAGAR, ANJANAPURA BANGALORE SOUTH BANGALORE-560 062. (NAME AND ADDRESS MENTIONED AS PER AADHAR CARD)
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. NAVEED AHMED., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
BY BELLANDUR POLICE STATION REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DR. B R AMBEDKAR ROAD BANGALORE-560 001.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. RAHUL RAI, HCGP FOR R-1; SRI. RAJATH, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)
NC: 2026:KHC:5388 CRL.P No. 15505 of 2025
HC-KAR
THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 BNNS PRAYING THAT TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT IN CRIME NO.366/2025 REGISTERED BY THE BELLANDURU P.S. DATED 25.07.2025 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 308(2), 351(1), 351(4), 352, 351(2), 351(3), 46, 62 AND 61 OF BNS, 2023 PENDING BEFORE THE HON'BLE XLI A.C.M.M COURT AT BENGALURU VIDE ANNEXURES A AND B AS FAR AS PETITIONER IS CONCERNED.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner has brought to the notice of this Court that the Investigating Officer has laid charge sheet and therefore, the captioned petition is rendered infructuous.
Submission of the learned counsel is taken on record.
Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to challenge the charge sheet.
SD/(SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE
CA
MS. RATHNA
STATE OF KARNATAKA
SMT. UNNIMAYA
SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM
As recorded by the court registry
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