- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21373 WP No. 4951 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.4951 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI SURESHA J S S/O SAMBEGOWDA, AGED 44 YEARS, OWNER OF SRI KRISHNA BHAVANA HOTEL, OPPOSITE OF CHANNAPATNA H.P.GAS GODOWN, BOMMANAYAKANAHALLI MAIN ROAD, HASSAN DISTRICT – 571 231. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.P. HEGDE, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SMT. RACHITHA RAJSHEKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY HASSAN RURAL POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY LEARNED PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE – 560 001. 2. SRI NAGEGOWDA BIN LATE RAMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, VOKKALIGE, CONTRACTOR, R/AT P & T QUARTERS, SHANKARIPURAM, HASSAN – 573 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. JAGADEESHA B.N., ADDL. SPP FOR R1) Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21373 WP No. 4951 of 2024 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 482 OF CPC, PRAYING TO DIRECT OR QUASH THE INITIATION OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER REGISTERED AS PER CC NO. 5330/2023 ON THE FILE OF COURT OF ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC II COURT, HASSAN VIDE ANNEXURE-C WHICH IS NOW REGISTERED AS SC NO.255/2023 ON THE FILE OF COURT OF DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, HASSAN VIDE ANNEXURE-D FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 143, 147, 148, 120B, 114, 302, 201, 149 OF IPC INSOFAR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FRESH MATTER LIST, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the petition with liberty to file discharge application before the Trial Court. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. According, the petition is disposed of as withdrawn reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file an appropriate discharge application before the Trial Court, who shall consider the same, in accordance with law. All rival contentions on all aspects - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21373 WP No. 4951 of 2024 of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE SV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 89