- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2120 CRL.P No. 100748 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100748 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI. MANJUNATH S/O. CHANDAPPA MAREWAD AGE. 37 YEARS, OCC. CONTRACTOR, R/O. HALYAL ROAD, DEVGIRI, TQ. & DIST. DHARWAD-580020. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. L.SRINIVAS BABU AND SRI. HEMANTH KUMAR L.HAVARAGI, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA HUBBALLI VIDYANAGAR POLICE STATION, REPTD. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD. 2. SHRI. SANJAY S/O. SHIVAPUTRAPPA ANGADI AGE. 31 YEARS, OCC. DIRECTOR, R/O. # 06, SECTOR NO.63, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT, NOW R/AT. PLOT NO.008, GOKUL APARTMENT, J.P.NAGAR, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD-580020. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T.HANUMAREDDY, ADDL. GOVT. ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO, QUASH THE IMPUGNED PROCEEDINGS IN S.C. NO.5100/2022, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 120(B), 302 R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC, (ARISING OUT HBL VIDYA NAGAR P.S. NO. 97/2022), PENDING BEFORE THE I ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DHARWAD SITTING AT HUBBALLI, IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2 IS CONCERNED. Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.02.05 12:54:34 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2120 CRL.P No. 100748 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 Learned Addl. Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent/State. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for sometime, seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to file an application for discharge before the trial Court. Submission is placed on record. The petition stands dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file an application for discharge before the trial Court. If such an application is filed, the trial Court shall consider the same in accordance with law. Pending applications, if any, are disposed off as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE JTR Ct:vh List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29