Karnataka High Court

CRL.P/10649/2025 of MR. STALIN JOSEPH Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 1 October 2026

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CNR: KAHC010486372025 NC: 2026:KHC:54748 CRL.P No. 10649 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10649 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MR. STALIN JOSEPH, S/O CHRISTHA DAS, AGED ABOUT

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10649 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

1.

MR. STALIN JOSEPH,

S/O CHRISTHA DAS,

AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,

R/AT NO.60, 3RD CROSS,

VENKATADRI LAYOUT,

DORESANIPALYA, B.G. ROAD,

BANGALORE-560 076.

2.

SRI KRISHNAPPA BABU,

S/O LATE M. KRISHNAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS,

R/AT NO.57/2, I CROSS, 2ND MAIN,

DOLLARS COLONY, J.P.NAGARM,

4TH PHASE, BANGALORE-560 078.

3.

SRI N. NANJAPPA,

S/O S. NAGARAJ,

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,

R/AT NO.23, 2ND CROSS,

MUNESHWARA NAGAR,

MUNESHWARA TEMPLE,

PADMANABHA NAGAR,

BANGALORE-560 070.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI H.V SUBRAMANYA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY BASAVANAGUDI POLICE STATION,

REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

BANGALORE -560001.

Verified

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2.

SRI NAVEEN KUMAR.M,

S/O MAHARAJA.S,

AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,

R/AT NO.25, I MAIN, VR LAYOUT,

BEHIND CANARA BANK, BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE- 560 004.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR RESPONDENT/STATE)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS)

PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS

REGISTERED

IN

CRIME

NO.111/25

DATED

03.07.2025

OF

BASAVANAGUDI POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 332, 334, 338, 61, 340, 335 OF BNS 2023 ON THE FILE OF THE II

ADDL.CJM, BANGALORE.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

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ORAL ORDER

1. Learned HCGP accepts notice for respondent No.1.

2. The petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs; WHEREFORE, the Petitioners above named most humbly pray that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to quash the FIR as against the Basavanagudi Police Station for the offences punishable under Petitioners registered in Crime No.111/2025 dated 3.7.2025 of Sections 332, 334, 338,61,340,335 of BNS 2023 on the file of the II Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore for the reasons stated above, in the ends of justice and equity.

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3. A memo dated 01.10.2026 has been filed, signed by the learned counsel for the petitioner, which reads as under; MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL The undersigned counsel appearing for the petitioners respectfully prays this Hon'ble court the Respondent No.1 police have filed a B Report in Crime No.111/2025 dated: 03-07-2025 on the file of II Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate the Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to permit the petitioner to withdraw the present petition, this petition become infructuous. Hence may kindly be accepted the same and pass necessary orders in the interest of justice. as

4. Accepting the said memo and submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

5. In view of dismissal of the main petition, pending IA's does not survive for consideration. Hence, IA stands dismissed.

(SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE

SR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 20

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