IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11428 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

1. SRI. HARSHAVARDAN .H S/O D.HARISH AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS NO.7, MAINA DEVI SADAN

4^TH MAIN, 10^TH CROSS VASANTHNAGAR BENGALURU - 560 001.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.B. RAVIKUMAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY YESHWANTHAPURA P.S.

BENGALURU CITY Digitally signed REP. BY SPP by CHAITHRA A Location: HI GH HIGH COURT BUILDING.

COURT OF KARNATAKA

2. SRI. DAYANANDA .M.J POLICE OFFICER SPECIAL ENQUIRY WING CCB, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU CITY, KARNATAKA.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET AND TAKING OF COGNIZANCE DATED 28.06.2025 PASSED BY THE HONBLE I ADDL. CJM, AT BENGALURU IN CC NO.23388/2025 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 318(4) OF BNS, 2023.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

ORAL ORDER

The Crime is registered against the petitioner -

accused alleging that the petitioner has indulged in selling IPL tickets in black thereby attractin