- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1140 CRL.P No. 100228 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100228 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MANOHAR S/O. K. KULLAYAPPA AGED 39 YEARS, ARO, CITY CORPORATION, ZONAL-1, BALLARI, R/O. H. NO.17, W. NO.16, 1ST CROSS, SRIRAMPURA COLONY, BALLARI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. V.M.SHEELVANT, SRI. VINAY S.KOUJALAGI AND SRI. M.L.VANTI, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY PSI, GHANDI NAGAR POLICE STATION, R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD. 2. GURURAJ SOWDI AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. GOVT. EMPLOYEE, R/O. ZONAL COMMISSIONER-CMC, BALLARI, AT BALLARI, R/BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEENA Y.DEVAREDDIYAVARA, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR AGAINST HIM IN GHANDI NAGAR POLICE STATION CRIME NO. 135/2024 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/SEC. 408, 409, 464, 465, 468, 471, 420 R/W 34 OF IPC PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE (JNR.DVN) J.M.F.C. COURT BALLARI, DIST. BALLARI. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.01.23 11:46:56 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1140 CRL.P No. 100228 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned AGA accepts notice for respondent No.1. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to file petition afresh in the event charge sheet is filed against the petitioner. Submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought for. Pending applications, if any, are disposed off as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE JTR Ct:vh List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27