M Niranjana Murthy vs State of Karnataka

Type Court Judgment Court Karnataka Orders Decided Jan 05, 2026

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1569866
Court: Karnataka Orders High Court
Judge: M.Nagaprasanna
Decided On: Jan 05, 2026
Case Number: CRL.P/12967/2025

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

M Niranjana Murthy

Respondent

State of Karnataka

Excerpt

..... the special public prosecutor, location: high high court of karnataka, court of ambedkar veedhi,karnataka bengaluru - 01.2. xxxxxx …respondents (by sri. b.n.jagadeesha, addl.spp for r-1) -2- this crl.p filed u/s 482 cr.pc (filed u/s 528 bnss) praying to quashing the fir registered incr.no.0277/2025 by the respondent no.1, rajarajeshwari nagar p.s. registered for the alleged offence p/u/s. 12 of pocso act and sections 69 and 75(2) of b.n.s pending before the ld. prl. city civil and sessions judge, ftsc-v, bengaluru, in the interest of justice. this petition, coming on for orders, this day,order was made therein as under:coram: hon'ble mr. justice m.nagaprasannaoral orderlearned counsel appearing for the petitioner files a memo seeking withdrawal of the criminal petition. the memo so filed reads as follows: “memo for wihdrawalthe undersigned counsel for the petitioner humbly submits that the present petition has been preferred with a prayed to quash the f.i.r in cr.no.277/2025 for the offences punishable under sections 69 and 75 (2) of the b.n.s and section 12 of the pocso act by the respondent no.1 police. it is humbly submitted that the respondent no.1 police, on investigation have filed a final report dt. 30.10.2025. it is humbly prayed that this hon'ble court may be pleased to pass an order dismissing the present petition as withdrawn with liberty to challenge -3-the final report and its consequential proceedings to meet the ends of justice.” in terms of memo, the criminal petition is disposed as withdrawn. sd/- (m.nagaprasanna) judge cbc list no.: 3 sl no.: 1

Full Judgment

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12967 OF 2025 BETWEEN: M.NIRANJANA MURTHY, S/O G.MARIBASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT NO.7, SUBRAMANYAPURA MAIN ROAD, S.G.S YOGA FOUNDATION, CHIKKASANDRA, BENGALURU SOUTH - 560 061. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJATH, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR POLICE, REPRESENTED BY Digitally signed
by NAGAVENI              THE SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,
Location: High           HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,
Court of                 AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,
Karnataka BENGALURU - 01.
2. XXXXXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1) -2- THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASHING THE FIR REGISTERED IN
CR.NO.0277/2025 BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1, RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR P.S. REGISTERED FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S. 12 OF POCSO ACT AND SECTIONS 69 AND 75(2) OF B.N.S PENDING BEFORE THE LD. PRL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-V, BENGALURU, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,

ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORAL ORDER

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner files a memo seeking withdrawal of the Criminal Petition. The memo so filed reads as follows: “MEMO FOR WIHDRAWAL

The undersigned counsel for the Petitioner humbly submits that the present Petition has been preferred with a prayed to quash the F.I.R in Cr.No.277/2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 69 and 75 (2) of the B.N.S and Section 12 of the POCSO Act by the Respondent No.1 Police. It is humbly submitted that the Respondent No.1 Police, on investigation have filed a Final Report dt. 30.10.2025. It is humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to pass an order dismissing the present Petition as withdrawn with liberty to challenge -3-

the Final Report and its consequential proceedings to meet the ends of justice.” In terms of memo, the Criminal Petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE CBC List No.: 3 Sl No.: 1

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