IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2446 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

AJAY @ AJAY KUMAR S S/O M. SHANKAR, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT NO. 128, 6th CROSS, OPP. YALLAMMA TEMPLE MANJUNATHA NAGAR, MARATHAHALLI, MARATHAHALLI COLONY BENGALURU - 560 037.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. LALITH KUMAR R.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY Digitally signed by SHO, H.A.L. P.S, BENGALURU CITY, SANJEEVINI J KARISHET TY REPRESENTED BY HCGP, Location: HIGH COURT OF HIGH COURT BUILDING, KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. PUSHPARAJU S/O VENKATESHA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT 3^RD CROSS, SANJAY NAGARA BENGALURU - 560 037.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGESHECT S.C NO.477/2023 (SPLIT-UP FROM SC-949/2019) (CR.657/2015) FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 143, 144, 147, 341, 307 R/W 149 OF IPC, REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE AND THE SAME IS PENDING FILE OF THE BEFORE XIII ADDL CITY CIVIL AND DIST SESSIONS JUDGE MAYOHALL UNIT, BENGALURU (CCH.22).

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE T