- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1022 CRL.RP No. 100012 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V.HOSMANI CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.100012 OF 2025 [397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS)] BETWEEN: NAGARAJ PAKKERAPPA BELLIKATTI AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC. MASON (GOUNDI), TURUKARASIGIHALLI, TQ. BAILHONGAL, DIST. BELAGAVI, PRESENTLY AT R/O. ITAGI, TQ. KHANAPUR, BELAGAVI DISTRICT. … PETITIONER (BY SRI M.M. CHOUDHARI, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH ITS VIDYAGIRI POLICE STATION, DHARWAD, BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARANTAKA, DHARWAD BENCH COMPLEX, DHARWAD. … RESPONDENT (BY SMT. GIRIJA S.HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED U/SEC 397 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE II ADDL. SESSIONS AND SPECIAL JUDGE IN SPL.S.C.NO. 21/2021 DATED 20.12.2024 AND ALLOW THE ACCUSED NO.1 TO CROSS- EXAMINE THE WITNESSES VIZ., PW.4, PW.5, PW.6, PW.11, PW.19, PW.20, PW.21, PW.22, PW.23, PW.26 BY PASSING A SUITABLE ORDER, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. MANJANNA E Digitally signed by MANJANNA E Date: 2025.01.22 10:39:40 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1022 CRL.RP No. 100012 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V.HOSMANI) Learned counsel for petitioner has filed a memo stating that inadvertently instead of filing a criminal petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., revision petition under Section 397 was filed. He therefore seeks for dismissal of same as withdrawn with liberty to file Criminal petition. He further prays for return of certified copies. 2. In view of Memo, reserving liberty as sought, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. In view above, there would be no need to comply with office objections. Registry is directed forthwith return certified copies, after replacing same with Photostat copies. SD/- (RAVI V.HOSMANI) JUDGE CLK CT:PA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 17