Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C sought quashing of an FIR registered for BNS offences. During pendency the police filed a charge sheet; counsel sought leave to withdraw and challenge the charge sheet instead, which was granted.
Liberty to withdraw petition and challenge charge sheet separately.
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NC: 2026:KHC:3619 CRL.P No. 17428 of 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17428 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
SATHISH KUMAR M
S/O MANJA NAIK
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,
SOCIAL ACTIVIST PERMANENT
RESIDENT OF 4TH MAIN,
2ND CROSS,
DAV ALAGIRI BADAVANE
Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka
CHITRADURGA -577 501
…PETITIONER
(BY MS. VANITHA U M., ADVOCATE)
AND:
BY EXTENSION POLICE STATION
CHITRADURGA,
NC: 2026:KHC:3619 CRL.P No. 17428 of 2025
HC-KAR
REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
HC OF KARNATAKA-560 001
S/0 LATE. THIMMAPPA
AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS
PANCHAYATI DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
CHOLAGATTA GRAMA PANCHAYATH
CHITRADURGA -577 501
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO.139/2025 REGISTERED BY CHITRADURGA EXTENSION POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S/ 126(2), 132, 352, 351(3), 308(4) AND 109 OF BNS 2023 AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS ARISING THEREFORM.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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HC-KAR
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of the petition, the Police after investigation have filed the final report-charge sheet.
counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition and raise a challenge to the charge sheet.
Sd/(M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE
JY List No.: 3 Sl No.: 5
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sathish Kumar M
State of Karnataka by Extension Police Station Chitradurga
Veeresh
M. Nagaprasanna
As recorded by the court registry
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