- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16616 WP No. 9505 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 9505 OF 2024 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: 1. MALAPPA, S/O HANAMANT KUMATGI, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 2. PARMANAND, S/O HANAMANT KUMATGI, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 3. MURAPPA, S/O HANAMANT KUMATGI, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, 4. KRISHNAPP, S/O CHANDRAPPA HANGARAGI, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 5. REVANSIDDA, S/O SHEKHAPPA BADAGI, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, ALL RESIDENTS OF SUTAGUNDI VILLAGE TALUK AND DISTRICT VIJAYAPURA - 586 113. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHAIKH SAOUD, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16616 WP No. 9505 of 2024 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, 2ND FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, SHESHADRI ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 003. 3. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL PRISON, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA, ELECTRONIC CITY POST, BANGALORE - 560 100. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL CARIAPPA, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER AND PASS AN ORDER ON THE REPRESENTATION DATED 14.2.24 OF THE PETITIONER AT ANNEXURE-A FOR REMISSION OF THEIR LIFE SENTENCE AND RELEASE THEM AS THEY ARE ALREADY UNDERGONE THE SENTENCE PERIOD OF MORE THAN 10 YEARS 2 MONTHS (WITHOUT REMISSION) AS THE RESPONDENTS HAVE FAILED TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER CLAIM AND THE FAILURE TO DO SO HAS RESULTED IN DENIAL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF THE PETITIONER AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16616 WP No. 9505 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners files a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. The memo so filed reads as follows: "MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL The above case may please be disposed as withdrawn as all the petitioners were acquitted in the main case in which they were undergoing imprisonment. And they have been released from the prison." In terms of memo, the petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 285 CT: BHK