- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3891 CRL.P No. 100790 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100790 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: KOTEPPA S/O. BASAVARAJAPPA KULUMI AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. HC-36, R/O. AGADI LAYOUT, BHAGYANAGAR, KOPPAL-583231. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. RANJITA G. ALAGAWADI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA KOPPAL CEN POLICE STATION, KOPPAL, R/BY HCGP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATKA, DHARWAD, DHARWAD-580008. 2. GIRISH S/O. MARUTI BADIGER AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. ASI, AT POST. ASI, CEN POLICE STATION, KOPPAL, KOPPAL-583231, REP. BY HCGP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD, DHARWAD-580008. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ASHOK T.KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), SEEKING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED COMPLAINT AND FIR REGISTERED AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN CR.NO.05/2024 KOPPAL CEN CRIME POLICE STATION, PENDING BEFORE PRL.CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC COURT, KOPPAL VIDE DOCUMENT NO.1 AND 2 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 409, 120B R/W 34 OF IPC AND U/S 72 OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2008, IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER/ACCUSED IS CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.02.28 12:29:43 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3891 CRL.P No. 100790 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for the respondent No.1 - State 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a petition afresh challenging the charge sheet. 3. The memo is placed on record. 4. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed reserving liberty as sought for. Pending I.As. if any do not survive for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE BKM Ct:vh List No.: 1 Sl No.: 73