- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1526 CRL.P No. 100346 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100346 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SMT. SHANTA KUGATE D/O. MARUTI KOGATE AGED 57 YEARS, OCC. SHIRESTEDAR, AT TAHASILDAR’S OFFICE, RABAKAVI BANAHATTI, R/O. RANNA BELAGALI VILLAGE, TQ. MUDHOL, DIST. BAGALKOT-587113. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AVINASH M.ANGADI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH NAVANAGAR POLICE STATION, BAGALKOT, REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD-580001. 2. GURUSIDDAYYA HIREMATH OCC. THE TAHASILDAR, AGE. 36 YEARS, AT THE OFFICE OF THE TAHASILDAR, BAGALKOT-587102. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ASHOK T.KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO, ALLOW THIS PETITION AND QUASH THE COMPLAINT, FIR IN CRIME NO.40/2022 REGISTERED BY NAVANAGAR POLICE STATION, BAGALKOTE AND CHARGE SHEET IN CC NO.173/2023 PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL.SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, BAGALKOTE FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 408, 409, 420, 465 AND 468 OF IPC AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO THEREIN IN RESPECT OF THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 HEREIN. Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.01.28 15:16:12 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1526 CRL.P No. 100346 of 2025 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 respondents/State. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for sometime, seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the petition, reserving liberty to the petitioner to file an application for discharge under Section 250 of BNSS 2023/Section 227 of Cr.P.C. Submission is placed on record. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty to the petitioner to file an application for discharge. If such an application is filed, learned Magistrate to consider the same in accordance with law. All the contentions of the parties are kept open. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE JTR Ct:vh List No.: 2 Sl No.: 11