- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8883 CRL.P No. 101377 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS CRIMINAL PETITION NO.101377 OF 2019 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SHANKAR S/O VEERAPPA DODDAMANI, AGE: 34 YEARS, INSPECTOR OF STATE EXCISE, RANGE NO.1, R/O: BALLARI. 2. SHANKRAPPA S/O BULLAPPA, AGE: 57 YEARS, INSPECTOR OF STATE EXCISE, RANGE NO.1, R/O: BALLARI. 3. SADIQ BASHA S/O MOHAMMED HAZARAT, AGE: 39 YEARS, STATE EXCISE GUARD, RANGE NO.1, R/O: BALLARI. 4. SHASHIKUMAR S/O RAMAPPA, AGE: 28 YEARS, HOME GUARD, RANGE NO.1, R/O: BALLARI. 5. SUDHAKAR S/O GADILINGAPPA, AGE: 23 YEARS, PRIVATE DRIVER, R/O: BALLARI. - PETITIONERS (BY SRI. K.L. PATIL, S.S. BETURMATH AND S.A. SONDUR, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BALLARI RURAL P.S., BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH. 2. SMT. KAMALA BAI W/O LATE TIPU NAIK, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O: HALKUNDI VILLAGE, BALLARI TALUK, BALLARI DISTRICT. - RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMESH B. CHIGARI, A.G.A FOR R1; SRI. B.C. JNANAYYASWAMI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) VINAYAKA B V Digitally signed by VINAYAKA B V Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.07.18 10:13:51 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8883 CRL.P No. 101377 of 2019 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND THE INVESTIGATION REGISTERED AT BALLARI RURAL P.S. CRIME NO.114/2019, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 302, 323, 324, 342, 504, 341 R/W 34 OF IPC AND U/S 3(2)(v-a), 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) OF SC AND ST (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 1989 & ETC. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS) After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition with liberty to file a fresh petition after final report is filed. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is placed on record. Accordingly, the criminal petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to raise a challenge after the final report is filed. Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE BVV, CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 1