- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9932 CRL.P No. 12213 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 12213 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI. NAGARAJA A.T. S/O THIPPACHARI @ THIPPANNACHARI, (AS PER CHARGE - SHEET) AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDENT OF GOWRIPURA VILLAGE, JAGALUR TALUK, DAVANAGERE - 577 528. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. C.H. HANUMANTHAIAH, SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI. DHARANESHA.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY JAGALURU P. S. REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGLAORE - 560 001. 2. SHRI. PRAKASHA P., S/O PALAPPA P, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, GOWRIPURA VILLAGE, JAGALURU TALUQ, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT - 577 528. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI, HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9932 CRL.P No. 12213 of 2023 THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR, COMPLAINT, CHARGE SHEET AND THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS OF SPECIAL CASE NO.276 OF 2023 ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.7 OF 2023 OF JAGALUR P.S. REGISTERED AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 143, 147, 148, 120B, 302, 201, 212, 149 OF IPC AND SEC. 3(2) (v-a), 3(2)(V) OF THE SC AND ST (POA) ACT, 1989, WHICH IS NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE COURT OF THE II ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT DAVANAGERE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP accepts notice for the respondent-State. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner, after arguing the matter for some time, seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to urge all the grounds raised in the petition by filing an application for discharge before the trial Court. 3. Submission is placed on record. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9932 CRL.P No. 12213 of 2023 4. Petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty as sought for. Pending I.A. does not survive for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE CS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1