Single judge disposed of criminal petition seeking quashing of FIR by accepting withdrawal prayer from petitioners after chargesheet was filed.
None. Criminal Petition disposed of as withdrawn.
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NC: 2026:KHC:11530 CRL.P No. 15769 of 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15769 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
FIR ADDRESS MR. FRANKLIN JOEL, DAVANAGERE.
Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka
FIR ADDRESS MR. SHANTHAPPA B., DAVANAGERE.
NC: 2026:KHC:11530 CRL.P No. 15769 of 2025
HC-KAR
GOPPANKOPPA, HUBLI, KESHWAPUR, DHARWAD - 580 023.
FIR ADDRESS KSRTC QUARTERS OPP BUS STAND, GOKUL ROAD HUBBALLI, HUBBALLI - DHARWAD CITY, KARNATAKA.
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. VIVEKANANDA N., ADVOCATE)
AND:
BY DAVANAGERE WOMEN P. S., REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU – 560 001.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP FOR R1)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED 528 BNSS PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR DTD 30.08.2025 ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.117/2025 BY DAVANAGERE WOMEN P.S., PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A, PENDING BEFORE THE II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN) AND JMFC, AT DAVANAGERE, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 115(2), 3(5), 54, 352, 351(2), 85 OF BNS, 2023, U/S 4 OF D.P ACT, 1961.
HC-KAR
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 files a
memo seeking withdrawal of the Criminal Petition. The memo
so filed reads as follows:
“ MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL
The petitioner most humbly pray that they may be permitted to withdraw the present petition as chargesheet has been filed.
The petitioners may be at liberty to challenge the chargesheet in the interest of justice.”
In terms of memo, the Criminal Petition is disposed as
withdrawn.
Sd/(M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE
CBC
List No.: 2 Sl No.: 19
Mr. Franklin Joel
Mr. Shanthappa B.
Mrs. Prathiba Lucy Dharmadas
State of Karnataka
Mrs. Roopa J. C.
M. Nagaprasanna
As recorded by the court registry
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