- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6010 CRL.P No. 101358 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.101358 OF 2025 (439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: FAROOQ @ MOHAMMAD FAROOQ S/O. NASARULLA @ DASTAGRISAB MULLA, AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC. DRIVER, R/O. KAKKERI VILLAGE, KHANAPUR TALUK, BELAGAVI-591106. …PETITIONER (BY SRI R.M. JAVED, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH ALNAVAR P.S., REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENCH AT DHARWAD-580001. 2. PRADEEP CHANDRAKANTH MITHARI AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. KAKKERI VILLAGE, KHANAPUR TALUK, BELAGAVI-591106. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI S.P. KANDAGAL, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 483 OF BNSS 2023 (UNDER SECTION 439 OF CR.P.C), SEEKING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CONNECTION WITH ALNAVAR P.S. CRIME NO.15/2025 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 78, 137(2), 351(2), 351(3), 3(5) OF BNS AND SECTION 12 OF POCSO ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE BEFORE II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DHARWAD. V N BADIGER Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Date: 2025.04.04 15:54:39 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6010 CRL.P No. 101358 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal. Memo reads as under: “The counsel for the petitioner most humbly submits that the petitioner is not intending to prosecute the above matter as of now and hence seeking leave of this Court to permit him to withdraw the above petition, in the interest of justice.” Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. SD/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 10