- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5790 CRL.P No. 101054 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.101054 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. GOPALKRISHNA S/O. VENKATASWAMY MUNDARAGI, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O: 4/121/1/A, ANJNAHALLI ROAD, BHAGYANAGAR, DIST: KOPPAL. 2. SHASHIDHAR S/O. NEELAKANTARAO KATTIMANI, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: SERVICE, R/O: EN 861/10, MSK ROAD NEAR BEERANNA TEMPLE, BASAVANAGAR, DIST: KALABURGI. 3. MOHAN S/O. CHANNABASAPPA HOSAMANI, AGE: 73 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: MADEENA HOUSING SOCIETY, GANDHI NAGAR, DHARWAD – 580 004. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. K. L. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, EARLIER THROUGH ACB POLICE STATION, DHARWAD, NOW REPRESENTED BY LOKAYUKTA, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD – 580 011. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAMESH B. CHIGARI, AGA) Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5790 CRL.P No. 101054 of 2024 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN ACB CRIME NO.03/2020 ACB P.S. DHARWAD, PENDING ON THE FILE OF III ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPL. JUDGE FOR CBI AND LOKAYUKTA CASES, DHARWAD PENDING AS SPL. KLA CC 03/2023 REGISTERED FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 7(a), 7(A), 13(1) (a) OF PC ACT, 1988, IN RESPECT OF ACCUSED NO.1 TO 3/PETITIONER. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. The memo reads thus: “The Petitioner above named most respectfully submit as under: That, the petitioners have already filed Crl.P.No.103065/2024 in which interim order dated 01.10.2024 staying the proceeding before the Trial Court is already granted. However, due to oversight and miscommunication the petitioners have filed the instant Petition. Hence, Petitioners may please by permitted to withdraw the intant Petition with liberty to urge all the contention in pending Crl.P.No.103065/2024, in the interest of justice and equity.” - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5790 CRL.P No. 101054 of 2024 2. In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed. As a consequence, I.A.1/2024 also stands dismissed as it does not survive for consideration. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE Kmv CT-ASC