- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3032 CRL.P No. 200561 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.200561 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MR. GUNDAPPA S/O NAGAPPA @ NAGANATH NANJWADE, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, # 6/137, R/O HULSOOR, TQ. HULSOOR, DIST. BIDAR - 585 416. …PETITIONER (BY SRI AMARNATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH HULSOOR POLICE STATION, HULSOOR-585 327, REPRESENTED BY ADDL. SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI-585 107. 2. PRADEEP MASGALE, S/O SIDRAMAPPA MASGALE, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC: FOOD INSPECTOR, TAHSIL OFFICE, HULSOOR-585416. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI JAMADAR SHAHABUDDIN, HCGP) Digitally signed by RENUKA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3032 CRL.P No. 200561 of 2025 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS, CHARGE SHEET AND FIR DATED 24.08.2022 VIDE CRIME NO.56/2022 HULSOOR POLICE STATION, HULSOOR, DIST. BIDAR UNDER SECTIONS 3 AND 7 OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1995 IN C.C NO.4622/2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT AT BASAVAKALYAN. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA) After addressing the arguments for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo. Memo reads as under: “The Advocate for Petitioner humbly submits that Petitioner is willing to withdraw the case as not pressed as it is not maintainable in law. WHEREFORE, it is humbly prayed that this Hon’ble court may graciously be pleased to - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3032 CRL.P No. 200561 of 2025 withdraw the case as not pressed and the same may be taken on record in the interest of justice. Hence this Memo”. Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE RSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41 CT:PK