- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3796 CRL.P No. 100997 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100997 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: RAFIQ S/O. KHUTUBUDDIN CHIMMAD AGE. 30 YEARS, OCC. STUDENT, R/O. KULAHALLI-587311, TQ. RABAKAVI-BANAHATTI, DIST. BAGALKOTE. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHRIHARSH A.NEELOPANT, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, THROUGH PSI, BAGALKOTE TOWN POLICE STATION, BAGALKOTE-587101, TQ / DIST. BAGALKOTE. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ASHOK T.KATTIMANI, AGA) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SE. 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO, QUASH THE IMPUGNED CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO. 2389/2021 BY THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (SR. DN) AND CJM, BAGALAKOTE FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/SEC.419, 420, 465, 468, 471, 201 OF IPC PENDING AS PER ANNEXURE-A AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.02.27 14:39:02 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3796 CRL.P No. 100997 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to the petitioner to file an application for discharge. The said submission is accepted. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty as sought for. If the petitioner files an application for discharge, the Trial Court shall proceed the same in accordance with law on the available material on record. All the contentions of the parties are kept open. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE BKM Ct:vh List No.: 1 Sl No.: 60