Petitioners sought setting aside an order and investigation for alleged BNS offences. The Additional SPP submitted that police had filed a charge sheet after investigation, so the petition did not survive; the High Court disposed of the petition with liberty to challenge the charge sheet.
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NC: 2026:KHC:16476 CRL.P No. 15677 of 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15677 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: High Court of Karnataka
PETITIONER NOS. 1 TO 3 ARE RESIDING AT NO.9, ASHOKNAGAR 1ST CROSS, WARD NO.35, HAVAMBHAVI BELLARY, KARNATAKA - 583 103.
NC: 2026:KHC:16476 CRL.P No. 15677 of 2025
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HC-KAR
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT NO.315, GROUND FLOOR NTI LAYOUT, RAJIV GANDHINAGAR NEAR GKVK, BENGALURU - 560 097.
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI HARISH PRABHU S., ADVOCATE)
AND:
STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 528 BNSS PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD 29.09.2025 PASSED BY THE HON’BLE PRL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, CHIKKABALLAPURA TOWN P.S., AND INVESTIGATE THE MATTER FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 329, 319(1), 351, 356, 61, 62 R/W 3(5) OF BNS, AS PER ANNEXURE-C.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
ORAL ORDER
Learned Additional State Public Prosecutor on verification
of the records would submit that the police after investigation
has filed a charge sheet and the petition does not survive for consideration.
I.A.No.1/2025 also stands disposed, as a consequence.
Sd/(M.NAGAPRASANNA)
JUDGE
NVJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 13 CT:SS
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petition to set aside the order and seek investigation under BNS offences survives after a charge sheet was filed during its pendency?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Smt. Archana S. V.
Sri Anil Kumar S. M.
Smt. Manjula
Smt. Aruna Reddy
Smt. Shirisha
Smt. Swetha Natva @ Swetha Sri
M.Nagaprasanna
As recorded by the court registry
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