- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33530 CRL.P No. 8703 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8703 OF 2022 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. VUNIKIL SANTOSH KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, S/O DIWAKAR RAJU, R/AT FLAT NO 401, BLOCK-A, POTLAPALLY RESIDENCY, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD, RANGAREDDY, TELANGANA 500 049. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KRISHMA NEDUNGADI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY CCB (F AND M) POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY-560 053, DEPUTY SUPERINTEDNENT OF POLICE, REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. SRI NITHIN VAIDYA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, S/O NARENDRA KUMAR, Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33530 CRL.P No. 8703 of 2022 VAIDYA, RA/T NO 718, 2ND FLOOR, ARAKERE MAIN, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU CITY-560 076, KARNATAKA. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.N ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO 1) QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.22067/2016, ON THE FILE OF HONBLE I ADDL. CMM, AT BANGALORE FOR OFFENCE P/U/S 3, 4 AND 5 OF PRIZE CHITS AND MONEY CIRCULATION SCHEMES (BANNING) ACT, 1978 AND U/S 420, 120B AND 34 OF IPC AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the petition as not pressed. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33530 CRL.P No. 8703 of 2022 2. In the light of the same, the petition is dismissed as not pressed. 3. In view of the disposal of the petition, pending application/s, if any, stands disposed off, as no separate order is required. Sd/- (J.M.KHAZI) JUDGE KBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4