- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1983 CRL.P No. 100453 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.100453 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. BHARATESH S/O. DHARMU BEDIGERI, AGED ABOUT 64, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/AT PATIL GALLI, ANGOL, TQ. AND DIST. BELAGAVI-590006. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SADYOJAT R. BALIGATTIMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH KHADEBAZAR PS, BELAGAVI, REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH AT DHARWAD. 2. SRI. IQBALAHMED S/O. HASANSAB KHONDUNAIK, AGED ABOUT 53, OCC. GOVT. OFFICIAL NON GAZETTED, R/AT ANNAPURANAWADI, 3RD CROSS, AZAM NAGAR, BELAGAVI CITY-590001. 3. SRI. MAHANTESH NEELKANTANNAVAR, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/AT CHIKKODI, TQ. AND DIST. BELAGAVI CITY-590001, (IS THE GPA HOLDER OF SRI. BALCHANRAO CHITAMANRAO PATAWARDHAN, AGE. 65 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/AT. 10A, MANGALDAS ROAD, PUNE). …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T.HANUMAREDDY, ADDL. GOVT. ADVOCATE) B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.02.04 17:31:45 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1983 CRL.P No. 100453 of 2025 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO, QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT IN CRIME NO.0043/2024 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/SEC. U/SEC. 465, 468 AND 471 OF IPC ON THE FILE OF JMFC III BELAGAVI, WITH RESPECT TO PETITIONER HEREIN I.E. ACCUSED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR 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. 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 Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought for.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 AC Ct:vh List No.: 2 Sl No.: 13