- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:533 CRL.A No. 100010 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100010 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. RAVI @ RAMESH S/O. BALAPPA MAMADAPUR AGE. 46 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE SERVICE, R/O. SAVADATTI, TQ. SAUNDATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591126. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. H.M.DHARIGOND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY NARAGUND POLICE STATION, GADAG, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH AT DHARWAD. 2. SRI. UMESH S/O. BHIMAPPA TALAWAR AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. DRIVER, R/O. KURLAGERI, TQ. NARAGAUND, DIST. BELAGAVI-591126. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ASHOK T.KATTIMANI, ADDL. GOVT. ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED U/SEC. 14(A)(1) OF SC/ST ACT, SEEKING TO, QUASH THE CRIMINAL CASE REGISTERED BY THE NARAGUND POLICE IN CRIME NO. 0172/2024 ON THE BASIS OF ALLEGED COMPLAINT FILED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT HEREIN AGAINST THE ACCUSED/APPELLANT HEREIN FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/SEC. 352, 351 (2) OF BNS AND SEC. 3(1)(r), 3(2)(va), 3(1)(s) OF SC/ST PREVENTION OF ATROCITY AMENDMENT ACT 2015 PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE COURT GADAG. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.01.16 05:30:50 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:533 CRL.A No. 100010 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the appellant seeks leave the Court to withdraw the appeal reserving liberty to file petition under Section 528 of BNSS 2023. Submission is placed on record. Appeal stands dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought for. Office is directed to return the certified copy of the documents to the learned counsel for the appellant after replacing the same with Photostat copy. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE JTR Ct:vh List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5