- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4885 CRL.P No. 100660 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100660 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SHRI PRITHVI SINGH S/O. SANTOSH SINGH LUDHAR, AGD ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESSS, (SOCIAL WORKER), RESIDING AT PLOT NO. 261, CTS NO. 3237, JAY NAGAR BELAGAVI, HINDALGA – 591 108. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SURAJ MUTNAL S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH CAMP PS, REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA. 2. SHRI TAMMANNA S/O. HANMANT GODYALKAR, AGE: 61 YEARS, OCC: NOT KNOWN, RESIDING AT SARASWATI NAGAR, GANESHPUR, BELAGAVI – 591 108. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAMESH B. CHIGARI, AGA FOR R1; SRI SHARAD M. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND QUASH THE COMPLAINT DATED 16.07.2024 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A TO THE PETITION AS AGAINST PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 AND QUASH THE FIR REGISTERED IN CAMP POLICE STATION CRIME NO. 69/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 448, 442, 354, 504, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC, PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-B TO THE PETITION AS AGAINST PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 ON THE FILE OF 5TH ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE FIRST Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4885 CRL.P No. 100660 of 2025 CLASS AT BELAGAVI. GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEF AS THIS HON’BLE COURT DEEMS FIT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. 2. The memo reads as under The petitioner submits that the above petition is preferred challenging the registration of crime as against him in Camp PS Crime No.69/2024. It is submitted that pending adjudication of the matter, the Investigating Officer has completed the Investigation and has also filed Charge sheet as against petitioner. Therefore, in view of the charge sheet being filed, the present petition would become infructuous. Hence, the present memo is filed seeking to withdraw the above case with a liberty to challenge the charge sheet and all further proceedings. WHEREFORE, it is most humble prayed that this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to dismiss the above petition as withdrawn for having become infructuous and further be pleased to grant liberty to the petitioner to - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4885 CRL.P No. 100660 of 2025 challenge the charge sheet and all further proceedings pursuant thereto afresh, in the interest of justice and equity. 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.: 2 Sl No.: 1