- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7295 CRL.P No. 102025 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102025 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS) BETWEEN: 1. MOHAN G. S/O. BHEEMA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC: ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P. W. D. HARIHARA, HARIHARA-577601. 2. SRI. GIRISHKUMAR S. H. S/O. SHIVANANDAPPA AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: TECHNICAL ASSISTANT ENGINEER, TALUK PANCHAYATH HARAPANAHALLI, HARPANAHALLI-583131. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. H. R. GUNDAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY ADDL. S. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, BUILDING DHARWAD-580011 (PERTAINING TO HALAVAGALU POLICE STATION). 2. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYATH HARAPANAHALLI, HARAPANAHALLI-583131. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. JAIRAM SIDDI, HCGP FOR RESPONDENTS) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S. 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C. NO.823/2023 (CRIME NO.14/2019 OF HALAVAGALU POLICE STATION IN VIJAYANAGARA DISTRICT, AS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS, FOR OFFENCES UNDER SECTION 406, 409 AND 420 READ WITH 34 OF THE INDIAN PENAL CODE PENDING BEFORE THE COURT OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C. AT HARAPANAHALLI. Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7295 CRL.P No. 102025 of 2025 THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo stating that he is not pressing the criminal petition. In view of the same and in view of supporting submission, the criminal petition is dismissed as not pressed. Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE AC /CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25