- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6004 CRL.P No. 101222 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.101222 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SIDDESHA M. S/O. NAGAPPA M., AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: TAHASILDAR GRADE-1 TQ: TUMKUR, DIST: TUMAKUR – 572 101, …PETITIONER (BY SRI. V. M. SHEELVANT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, PSI, ACB POLICE STATION BALLARI, NOW LOKYUKTHA POLICE STATION BALLARI, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALBURGI BENCH. 2. M. DAYANAND S/O. LATE MUDDEBASAPPA, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: OPP HANUMANTH RAYA TEMPLE, BANNIHATTI VILLAGE, TQ: SANDUR, DIST: BALLARI – 583 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SATOSH B MALAGOUDAR, SPL.PP FOR R1; R2 – SERVED) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR, REGISTERED AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2 IN BALLARI LOKAYUKTHA POLICE STATION CRIME NO.17/2019 (OLD ACB CRIME NO.17/2019) FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7(a) OF P.C. ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BALLARI IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6004 CRL.P No. 101222 of 2024 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition with liberty to file a fresh petition. 2. Memo reads thus; “That, in view of filing of Charge sheet in the above matter, the petitioner is not pressing the above petition and seeks leave of this Hon’ble Court to file fresh petition challenging the charge sheet. Wherefore the Hon’ble court be pleased to dismiss the above petition as withdrawn with a liberty to file fresh petition, to meet ends of justice.” 3. In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36