The High Court granted liberty to petitioners to withdraw a criminal petition filed to quash an FIR and challenge the filed charge sheet instead. The petition was disposed of as withdrawn.
Liberty to withdraw the petition and raise a challenge to the charge sheet so filed.
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NC: 2026:KHC:6799 CRL.P No. 16965 of 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16965 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
W/O LATE RAMAKRISHNA M., AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, R/AT NO. 59, SUNKENAHALLI MAIN ROAD, HANUMANT NAGAR, BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU – 560 019.
Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI CHANDRASHEKARA N., ADVOCATE)
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HC-KAR
AND:
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R-1; SRI ADARSH C JADHAV, ADVOCATE FOR R-2)
THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 528 BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.337/2025 AND FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE LXX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE (CCH71) BENGALURU, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(V) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, 1989, AND U/S 189(2), 324(5), 352, 191(3), 351(2), 74, 189(4), 190, 191(2), 75 118(1) AND 115(2) OF BNS 2023, AGAINST THE PETITIONERS, AS ABUSE OF PROCESS OF LAW.
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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS
DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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.
3. Liberty so sought is granted.
The petition is disposed as withdrawn.
Sd/(M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE
BKP/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49
1 issue framed by the court
Whether leave to withdraw the criminal petition and challenge the charge sheet instead is to be granted this Court.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
PUSHPA GOWDA
SONALI GOWDA
PAVITHRA GOWDA
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
ANANDA K.
M.NAGAPRASANNA
As recorded by the court registry
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