- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:17819 CRL.P No. 5953 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5953 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SHIVANANDHA HANAMANT WALIKAR, S/O HANAMANT WALIKAR, AGE 32 YEARS, OCC: FARMER, R/O NAGANUR VILLAGE AND POST, T/Q: MUDALAGI, DIST: BELAGAVI, KARNATAKA - 591 224. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINAYKUMAR M. SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH UDUPI TOWN POLICE STATION, BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HC, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. ANIL KUMAR M RAO, AGE 42 YEARS, OCC: GOVT. OFFICER NON-GAZETTED (POLICE OFFICER), R/O FDA, EST-4, SECTION UDUPI SP OFFFICE, KARNATAKA - 576 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. LAKSHMAN, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CC.NO.1895/2024, PENDING ON THE FILE BEFORE THE HONBLE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, UDUPI, ARISING OUT OF COMPLAINT, FIR IN CR.NO.111/2021 AND Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:17819 CRL.P No. 5953 of 2025 CHARGE SHEET NO.5/2023 WHICH IS REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 417, 419, 465, 468, 471, 120(B) R/W 34 OF IPC AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO THEREIN IN RESPECT OF THE PETITIONER HEREIN. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP accepts notice for the respondent-State. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to file an application for discharge. 3. Submission is placed on record. 4. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty as sought for. 5. In the event, application for discharge is filed, the Trial Court to consider the same in accordance with law. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 113 CT: BHK