- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12850 CRL.P No. 103392 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103392 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MOHAMMAD SAKIB @ SAKIB S/O. LIYAKATALI DONGARAKHE, AGE. 24 YEARS, OCC. STUDENT, R/O. MEHEBOOB NAGAR, TQ. CHIKODI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 201. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVRAJ S. BALLOLI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH CHIKODI POLICE STATION, TQ. CHIKODI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 220, THROUGH ITS STATION HOUSE OFFICER, R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580 008. 2. MOHSIN S/O. YUSUF BIJAPURE, AGE. 41 YEARS, OCC. DRIVER, R/O. MEHEBOOB NAGAR, TQ. CHIKODI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 201. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023), PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN S.C. NO.5071/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF VII ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT BELAGAVI SITTING AT: CHIKODI, ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.159/2024 OF CHIKODI POLICE STATION FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 115(2), 118(1), 118(2), 109(1), 351(2), 3(5) OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.2 IS CONCERNED. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12850 CRL.P No. 103392 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter for sometime submits that the petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to file necessary application seeking discharge before the trial Court. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 4. Pending IAs., if any, do not survive for consideration. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KGK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 49