- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7324 CRL.P No. 102350 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102350 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: KONAPURA RAMU S/O.LAKSHMANA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS OCC:DRIVER R/AT KONAPURA VILLAGE TALUK: MOLAKALMURU BALLARI-583 101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI M.L.VANTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY PSI GADIGANUR POLICE STATION REP.BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH 2. RAGHAVENDRA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS OCC:FOOD INSPECTOR R/AT BALLARI-583 101 REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI ASHOK KATTIMANI, HCGP) Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7324 CRL.P No. 102350 of 2023 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.PC. SEEKING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2 REGISTERED IN C.C.NO. 142/2021 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, SANDUR FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 7 AND 3 OF THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 AND SECTIONS 3, 4, 12, 18, AND 19 OF THE KARNATAKA ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES (PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM) PUBLIC CONTROL ORDER 2016 AND SECTIONS 4, 8, 3(2)(i) AND 6 OF THE KARNATAKA ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES (STORAGE ACCOUNTS MAINTAINING VALUE NOTIFICATION) ORDER 1981, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for petitioner has filed a memo seeking to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to file a fresh petition on the same cause of action. 2. The memo is placed on record. 3. In the light of the memo, the petition stands dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty as sought for. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE LB List No.: 19 Sl No.: 3