IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 686 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

SRI SANTHOSH @ SANTHOSH KOTYAN S/O SRINIVAS, AGED BOAUT 33 YEARS, R/O BENAKA NILAYA, 1^ST FLOOR, TAWAR ROAD, VIJAYAPURA, CHIKKAMAGALURU 577101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH B BALADARE, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BASAVANAHALLI POLICE STAITON, CHIKKAMGALURU DIST. – 577101.

REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALROE 560001 Digitally signed by 2. SIR SHESHAGOWDA D T LEELAVATHI S R ASSISTANT SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, Location: High Court BASAVANAHALLI POLICE STATION, of Karnataka CHIKKAMGALARU, CHIKKAMAGALAURU TALUK AND DISTRICT - 577101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR FILED AGAINST PETITIONER IN CR.NO.125/2024 BY THE BASAVANAHALLI P.S., CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 192, 353(1)(b) OF BNS, 2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC, CHIKKAMAGALURU.

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

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