- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9995 CRL.P No. 102311 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102311 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: NIRANJAYYA KANTIBASAYYA NADAPUR AGE: 40, OCC: DRIVER, R/O: PUTAGAMARI, TQ: YALABURGA, DIST: KOPPAL-583231. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.L. VANTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY PSI NARGUND POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH-580001. 2. ANIL S/O. MARUTI PAWAR, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: GOVT. OFFICIAL NON-GAZETTED, R/O: NEAR TO GOLGUMBAJ, VIJAYAPUR, TQ: NARGUND, GADAG REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH 580001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1; R2-SERVED UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) PRAYING TO QUASH COMPLAINT AND FIR REGISTERED IN NARGUND POLICE STATION CRIME NO. 0063/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC COURT, NARGUND FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/SEC. SEC. 3 AND 7 OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 AND 18 OF PDS CONTROLLING ORDER 1992. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGHCOURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9995 CRL.P No. 102311 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISISON THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for some time submits that at this stage, the petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition in the event final report filed in the present case is adverse to his interest. 2. The said submission is placed on record. The petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS CT:ANB