- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7866-DB CCC No. 100195 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JUNE 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 100195 OF 2025 BETWEEN: BALAJI FRIENDS ASSOCIATION, KAGALAGOMBA, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587 202, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MANJUNATH KESHAPPA RATHOD, AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: SOCIAL WORK AGRICULTURIST AND PRESIDENT RESIDENT OF MUCHAKANDI, LT-1, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT-587 205. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. MANJUNATH KARIGANNAVAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. AMARNATH REDDY, SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BAGALKOTE-587101, DIST: BAGALKOTE. 2. VISHWANATH RAO KULKARNI, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BAGALKOTE-587 101, DIST: BAGALKOTE. 3. KARIYAPPA BANNI, CIRCLE POLICE INSPECTOR, BADAMI, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587 201. 4. BHIMAPPA M. RABAKAVI, POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR, KERUR POLICE STATION, KERUR, TQ: BADAMI, VIJAYALAKSHMI M KANKUPPI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7866-DB CCC No. 100195 of 2025 DIST: BAGALKOTE-587 206. 5. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, GA) THIS CONTEMPT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT PRAYING TO INITIATE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR THE WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE AND NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE FINAL ORDER DATED 03.04.2025 PASSED IN WRIT PETITION NO. 101976/2025 (GM-POLICE) VIDE ANNEXURE-B, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) Heard the learned counsel for the complainant. 2. After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the complainant seeks leave of this Court to withdraw this petition to initiate appropriate proceedings against the concerned officials restricting the complainant from conducting his legal activities in the club. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7866-DB CCC No. 100195 of 2025 3. Placing the submission and request of the learned counsel for the complainant, the complainant is permitted to withdraw the petition. 4. This petition is dismissed as withdrawn reserving liberty to the complainant to initiate appropriate action, if so advised. As a consequence, I.A.1/2025 does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, it is disposed of. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE Sd/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE kmv CT-MCK