- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5191 CRL.P No. 100911 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF MARCH 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100911 OF 2022 BETWEEN: MAHANTESH S/O. MUDAKAPPA GANACHARI, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: SAVATAGI VILLAGE, TQ: KITTUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAGHAVENDRA A. PUROHIT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. GOURAWWA W/O. MAHANTESH GANACHARI, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O: HUNASHIKATTI VILLAGE, TQ: KITTUR, DIST: BELAGAVI. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD, THROUGH KITTUR CIRCLE, DODDAWAD PS. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BAHUBALI N. KANABARAGI, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. RAMESH B. CHIGARI, AGA FO R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR IN DODDAWAD P.S. CRIME. NO.07/2022 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 498A, 504 AND 506 OF I.P.C. 1860, PENDING BEFORE ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (JR DN) AND JMFC BAILHONGAL VIDE ANNEXURE – A AS NULL AND VOID. ISSUE ANY OTHER ORDER AS THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY DEEMS FIT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5191 CRL.P No. 100911 of 2022 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for respondent No.1 present. Respondent No.1 is also present. Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. The memo reads thus: Memo for withdrawal of petition “The Advocate for Petitioner respectfully submits as under: Since, though this Hon’ble Court directed the petitioner to present before court, the petitioner not available in contact and he addicted to bad habits. Hence it is not fit to pursue the proceedings is the aforesaid petition. Hence I may be permitted to withdraw the petition.” 2. In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. SD/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE Kmv CT-ASC