- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3886 CRL.P No. 100176 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100176 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SMT. YALLAMMA D/O. SHIVAPPA IRANI AGE. 38 YEARS, OCC. SERVICE, R/O. KURABAR ONI, WARD NO.11, DHARWAD-580008, NOW AT OFFICE HORTICULTURE, ASSISTANT SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE (GP), SIRASI, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A.C.CHAKALABBI AND ASSOCIATES AND SRI. S.B.DODDAGOUDAR, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY LOKAYUKTA PS., DHARWAD, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD. 2. SHANKRAYYA S/O. IRAYYA BASAVANKOPPA AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. # 38, HUGAR LAYOUT, LINGRAJ NAGAR, HUBBALLI, DHARWAD-580031. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANTOSH B.MALAGOUDAR, SPP FOR R1; NOTICE TO R2 IS SERVED) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO ALLOW THE PRESENT PETITION BY QUASHING THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS PENDING BEFORE THE III ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPL. JUDGE IN CBI/ACB AND LOKAYUKTA CASES DHARWAD IN ACB CRIME NO.4/2022 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 7(A) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988, IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.02.28 12:29:39 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3886 CRL.P No. 100176 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a petition afresh challenging the charge sheet. 2. The memo is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty as sought for. Pending I.As. if any do not survive for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE BKM Ct:vh List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5