- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:608 CRL.P No. 11932 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11932 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS) BETWEEN: SRI ANNANTH RAJ R S/O RAMAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT NO. 35/4, SOTH STREET, KARUNAKALURU, KADALURU, DISTRICT TAMALUNADU - 603 30. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRINATHA B V, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CID FOREST CELL REPRESENTED BY, STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SMT LATHA POLICE SUB INSPECTOR, FOREST MOBILE SQUED, BANGALORE – 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. M.M. WAHEEDA, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN 20430/2023, (W, L, CR NO. 6/2023) ON THE FILE OF 1ST ACMM, BENGALURU OFFENCES SEC. 51 WILD LIFE PROTECTION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR Digitally signed by LEELAVATHI S R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:608 CRL.P No. 11932 of 2024 ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “(i) Quash the entire proceedings in 20430/2023 (W.L.CRNo.6/2023) on the file of 1st Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Bengaluru offences Section 51 Wild Life Protection. (ii) Pass any order/s as deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice.” 2. After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner seek permission of this Court withdraw the petition reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file discharge application before the Trial Court urging all contentions including the contentions urged in the present petition. 3. The said submission is placed on record. 4. The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file an appropriate discharge application, which shall be considered by the Trial Court, in accordance with law. Liberty is reserved in favour of the petitioner to approach this Court subsequently and also take recourse to such remedies as available in law. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC: List No.: 2 Sl No.: 28