- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21767 WP No. 32038 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 32038 OF 2024 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: SRI. BHIMASETHU MUNIVRUNDA MUTT, BHIMANAKATTE MULUBAGILU VILLAGE, DOORVASAPURAM POST, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 577 432. REPRESENTED BY ITS DIWAN SRI. SAGAR BHAT S/O HARISH KUMAR P.S. AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, SRI RAGHUMANYA KRUPA, SRI. BHIMANAKATTE, DOORVASAPURAM POST, THIRTHAHALLI - 577 432. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KESHAV M. DATAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY AGUMBE POLICE STATION, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, Digitally signed by VIDYA G R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21767 WP No. 32038 of 2024 SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. MR. S. SUBRAMANYA BHAT, S/O LATE SRINIVAS BHATTA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS 4. MR. S. GOPALA S/O LATE SRINIVAS BHATTA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS 5. MR. S. KRISHNAMURTHY S/O LATE SRINIVAS BHATTA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS 6. MR. S. SHANKARA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS RESPONDENT NO.3 TO 6 ALGERI VILLAGE, DOORVASPURAM POST THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 432. 7. MR. S.B. MANJAPPA S/O LATE BELLAIAH GOWDAT AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS 8. MR. PRAKASH S/O SIDDAPPAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS RESPONDENT NOS. 7 AND 8 SAVALI ALAGERI VILLAGE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21767 WP No. 32038 of 2024 KASABA HOBLI, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 132. 9. THE TAHSILDAR, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, THIRTHAHALLI, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 432 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1, R2 AND R9; SRI. N.K. RAMESH, ADVOCATE FOR R7 AND R8) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) QUASHING THE LETTER DATED 18.11.2024 BEARING NO. D3 P.S. DP NO. 163- 24 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 1 VIDE ANNEXURE - A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo which reads as hereunder: ”The Petitioner herewith craves leave of this Hon'ble Court to withdraw the present petition with liberty for the petitioner to approach the civil court for adjudication of rights. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21767 WP No. 32038 of 2024 WHEREFORE, it is most respectfully prayed that the Hon'ble Court be pleased to take the memo on record and permit the petitioner to withdraw with liberty as prayed for in the interest of justice and equity." In light of the same, petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty to challenge the impugned proceedings appropriately. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE DHA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28.2