- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3458 CRL.P No. 100868 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100868 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: BALAJI NAIK, S/O. LATE DURGAPPA, AGE. 32 YEARS, OCC. DATA ENTRY OPERATOR, R/O. KENCHANAGUDDA TANDA, TQ. SHIRAGUPPA, DIST. BALLARI-583101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.C.JNANAYYA SWAMI, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP BY ITS SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENCH, DHARWAD-580001, (THROUGH SHIRAGUPPA P.S.) …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ASHOK T.KATTIMANI, AGA) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SE. 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO, QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.2185/2024 PENDING ON THE FILE OF CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SIRUGUPPA ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.178/2022 REGISTERED BEFORE SIRUGUPPA POLICE STATION BALLARI DIST. FOR AN OFFENCE P/U/SEC. ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1995 (U/SEC. 7-3) KARNATAKA ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES (STORAGE ACCOUNTS MAINTAINING VALUE NOTIFICATION) ORDER 1981 (U/SEC. 4, 8, 3(2)(i), (6) KARNATAKA ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES (PUBLICE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM) PUBLIC CONTROL ORDER 2016 (U/SEC.12) (U/SEC. 403, 409, 420) OF IPC 1860 BY ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION IN SO FAR AS THIS PETITIONER IS CONCERNED. Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.02.22 12:18:38 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3458 CRL.P No. 100868 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Sri. Ashok T.Kattimani, learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent No.1-State. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to challenge the charge sheet. Submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty as sought for. Pending I.As., if any, do not survive for consideration and are disposed off accordingly. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE KMS Ct:vh List No.: 1 Sl No.: 61