- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:487 CRL.P No. 100001 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.100001 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI PRADEEP S/O. PARASHURAM KADAM, AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC. SECOND DIVISION ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT, HAROGERI GRAM PANCHAYAT, ADDL. INCHARGE MARADI GRAM PANCHAYAT, TQ. MUNDARGI, DIST. GADAG (NOW AT KONNUR GRAM PANCHYAT, TQ. NARGUND, DIST. GADAG) R/O. HIDAKAL, TQ. RAIBAG, DIST. BELAGAVI-591107. … PETITIONER (BY SRI ROHIT NAGESH LATUR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY THE DYSP, ACB POLICE STATION, GADAG, NOW KNOWN AS DY.S.P, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, GADAG-582103, (R/BY SPL. SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD). 2. SHRI NAGARAJ S/O. BALAPPA HOSAMANI, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HIREWADATTI VILLAGE, TAL. MUNDARGI, DIST. GADAG-582118. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI ANIL KALE, ADVOCATE FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CHARGE SHEET AND PROCEEDINGS IN RELATION TO GADAG ACB PS CRIME NO.12/2020 DATED 13.08.2020 PENDING ON THE FILE BEFORE THE PRL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, GADAG IN SPL. SVC CASE NO.10/2021 FOR ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 7(a) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 (AMENDMENT ACT, 2018) AS AGAINST PETITIONER WHO ARE ARRAYED AS ACCUSED NO.2. ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.01.15 11:13:33 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:487 CRL.P No. 100001 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing for sometime seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to file application for discharge before the Sessions Court. 2. Submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty as sought for. All the contentions of the parties are kept open. 3. Liberty is reserved to petitioner file a memo for withdrawal within one week from today. 4. In view of dismissal of the petition, pending applications if any, do not survive for consideration and accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE EM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8