- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3890 CRL.P No. 101069 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. 101069 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI. SIDDAPPA S/O. SHIVAYOGAPPA KITTALI, AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SULIKERI, TQ/ DIST. BAGALKOTE. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ROHIT NAGESH LATUR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY KAGWAD P.S, TQ/DIST. BELAGAVI, THROUGH HCGP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-591317. 2. SRI. M.B.BIRADAR AGE. 31 YEARS, OCC. PSI, KAGWAD PS, R/O. KAGWAD, TQ/DIST. BELAGAVI, THROUG HCGP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-591317. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEENA Y.DEVAREDDIYAVARA, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SE. 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO, QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT REGISTERED IN KAGWAD PS CR.NO. 113/2024 DTED 20.06.2024 FOR ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/SEC. 3, 7 OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE BEFORE THE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KAGWAD IN KAGWAD PS CR.NO. 113/2024. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 12:29:48 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3890 CRL.P No. 101069 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The learned High Court Government Pleader 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.: 50