- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9426 CRL.P No. 8325 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 05TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8325 OF 2023 BETWEEN: MR. THIPPESWAMY LATE CHIKKANNA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS RESIDING AT MADDANAKUNTE MD KOTE POST, HIRIYUR TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 532. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BASAVARAJ R Y, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. BHADRAVADI SIDDESWARA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICE NOW LOKAYUKTA, EAST ZONE DAVANAGERE CHITRADURGA REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 009. 2. MR. NAGARAJ S/O. LATE CHANNAVEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS RETIRED D GROUP EMPLOYEE R/AT KALAGUTTE, CHITRADURGA – 577 532. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B B PATIL, SPL.PP FOR R1; SRI. SHIVAYOGI B HALLUR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN SPL.C. (P.C.).NO.4/2022 IN CR.NO.1/2020 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 7(a) OF PC ACT REGISTERED BY ANTICORRUPTION, CHITRADURGA, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHITRADURGA. Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9426 CRL.P No. 8325 of 2023 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for petitioner has filed a memo seeking to permit him to withdraw the petition as not pressed. 2. Memo is placed on record. The Criminal Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE Bss List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35