- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41451 WP No. 29946 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ WRIT PETITION NO.29946 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: MR. RAVISHANKAR, S/O C. K. SHIVANNA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/O CHIKKA BALLI VILLAGE, BASARALU HOBLI, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.LAKAMAPURMATH CHIDANANDAYYA, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SENIOR GEOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MANDYA, REPESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B.N. JAGADEESH, ADDL. SPP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 528 OF BNSS/ SECTION 482 OF CRPC PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS WHICH RESULTED IN TAKING COGNIZANCE OF THE PRIVATE COMPLAINT PCR NO.22/2022 06.04.2022 VIDE ANNX-A FILED UNDER SECTION 200 IN CC NO.1145/2022 BY Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41451 WP No. 29946 of 2024 THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SRIRANGAPATNA, FOR THE OFFENCES UNDER SECTION 4(1), 4(1-A), AND 21(1) OF THE MMDR ACT AND RULE 3(1), 42 AND 43 OF THE KMMC RULES. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER A memo is filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner seeking to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to approach the learned Magistrate. Memo is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought for. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE AP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31