Sri Veerabhadrappa M.C Vs State by Holenarasipura Rural Police Station — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sri Veerabhadrappa M.C Vs State by Holenarasipura Rural Police Station — Karnataka HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Criminal Petition No. 31 of 2025 permitted to be withdrawn as not pressed and disposed of accordingly; liberty reserved to the petitioners to file an appropriate petition in accordance with law. No quashal of the complaint or FIR was effected in this proceeding.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Criminal Petition under S. 528 BNSS-2023, praying to quash the complaint dated 30.09.2024 (Annexure-B) and FIR Cr. No. 126/2024 (Annexure-A) relating to offences under Sections 118(1), 189(2), 190 and 352 of BNS-2023, should be permitted to be withdrawn as not pressed, given that the Respondent Police had since filed the charge sheet (C.C No.45/2025).

Court's answer

In terms of the counsel's withdrawal memo, the Criminal Petition is disposed of as withdrawn, with the liberty sought - to file an appropriate petition in accordance with law - effectively conceded by acceptance of the memo.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru (M. Nagaprasanna, J.; 23-01-2026) - CRL.P No. 31 of 2025: Six co-petitioners had filed a Criminal Petition under S. 528 BNSS-2023 praying to quash a complaint dated 30.09.2024 (Annexure-B) and, consequently, FIR Cr. No. 126/2024 (Annexure-A) registered on 30.09.2024 by Holenarasipura Rural Police Station against them for offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 189(2), 190 and 352 of BNS-2023, pending before the Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Holenarasipura. Before orders, learned counsel for the petitioners filed a memo recording that the Respondent Police had meanwhile filed the charge sheet, numbered C.C No.45/2025 on the file of the Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Holenarasipura, rendering the petition 'infatuated', and seeking leave to withdraw it as not pressed 'with liberty to file appropriate petition in accordance with law'. Accepting the memo, the Court disposed of the Criminal Petition as withdrawn. No precedent was engaged with and no substantive view was taken on the merits of the alleged offences; the utility of the case lies chiefly in confirming the routine course of withdrawing a quashal petition post-charge-sheet while preserving liberty to pursue a fresh remedy.

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NC: 2026:KHC:4070 CRL.P No. 31 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 31 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

SRI. VEERABHADRAPPA M.C., S/O CHANNABASAPPA M.C., AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, MALLAPPANAHALLY VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT PINCODE – 573 211.

Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka

SRI. REVANNA @ REVANNAPPA C.S., S/O C.T. SHIVAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS 105, CHOWDASAMUDRA VILLAGE, ALENAHALLI POST, HAKKIHEBBAL HOBLI, K.R.PETE TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT, PINCODE – 571 426.

SRI. CHANNABASAPPA, S/O LATE PUTTASWAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS,

300, MALLAPPANAHALLY VILLAGE,

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KASABA HOBLI, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT, PINCODE - 573211.

SMT. THARA K.S., W/O VEERABHADRAPPA M.C., AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, MALLAPPANAHALLY VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT, PINCODE – 573 211.

SMT. JAYAMMA, W/O CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, MALLAPPANAHALLY VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT. PINCODE – 573 211.

SMT. SHOBHA @ SHOBHARANI M.C., W/O REVANNA @ REVANNAPPA C.S., AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, CHOWDASAMUDRA VILLAGE, ALENAHALLI POST, HAKKIHEBBAL HOBLI, K.R.PETE TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT, PINCODE – 571 426. …PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. SHIVARAMA D.A., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

STATE BY HOLENARASIPURA RURAL POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY S.P.P. HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 009.

SRI. JAGADEESHA, S/O BASAVARAJU, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, MALLAPPANAHALLY VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOLENARASIPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT, PINCODE – 573 211.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. K.NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP FOR R-1)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 528 BNSS-2023 PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT DATED 30.09.2024 (ANNEXURE-B) AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.126/2024 (ANNEXURE-A) REGISTERED ON 30.09.2024 BY RESPONDENT HOLENARASIPURA RURAL POLICE STATION AGAINST THE PETITIONERS FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 118(1), 189(2), 190, 352 OF BNS-2023, ON THE FILE OF HON’BLE ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, HOLENARASIPURA.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,

ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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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:

"The undersigned counsel appearing for the petitioner respectfully submits that the petitioners has seeking to quash the Cr.No.126/2024, mean while the Respondent Police has filed the charge sheet, same as numbered as C.C No.45/2025 in the file of the Hon'ble Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Holenarasipura, a such present petition is infatuated Hence, this Hon'ble court may kindly be permit me to withdrawal the above petition as not pressed, with liberty to file appropriate petition in accordance with law , in the interest of justice and equity."

In terms of memo, the Criminal Petition is disposed as

withdrawn.

Sd/(M.NAGAPRASANNA)

JUDGE

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