- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7333 CRL.P No. 102889 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102889 OF 2024 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS) BETWEEN: 1. K. SRIKANTH S/O. HARINATH BABU, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESSMAN CUM AGRICULTURE, R/O. 18/19, WARD NO.20, R.K. PALACE, MOKA ROAD, OPP. GANDHI NAGAR MARKET, GANDHI NAGAR, BALLARI-583103. 2. K. RAVIKANTHA BABU S/O. K. HARINATH BABU, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS CUM AGRICULTURE, R/O. 18/19, WARD NO.20, R.K. PALACE, MOKA ROAD, OPP. GANDHI NAGAR MARKET, GANDHI NAGAR, BALLARI-583103 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B. G. INDI AND SRI. K. L. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD BENCH. 2. V. K. BASAPPA S/O. HONNURAPPA, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: SOCIAL WORK, R/O. LIG, 142, K.H.B. COLONY, NETAJI NAGARA, CANTONMENT, BALLARI-583104. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. H. R. DESHPANDE, ADV. FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), SEEKING TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1 AND 2 IN C.C NO.1933/2023 (P.C. NO.300/2022) FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S.499, 500 OF IPC IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7333 CRL.P No. 102889 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners and learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent No.1-State and learned counsel for respondent No.2 are present. 2. Sri.B.G.Indi, learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo for withdrawal of the petition. Contents of the memo is reads as follow: “In this the Advocate for the petitioners submits as under: That, the petitioner had filed the above criminal petition before this Hon’ble Court seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings pending before the learned Principal Civil Judge and JFMC Court, Ballari in C.C.No.1933/2023 (P.C.No.300/2022) for the offence punishable under Section 499, 500 of IPC. That, the Petitioners and the Respondent No.2 have amicably settled their dispute and want to report before the learned Trial Court. Therefore, the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7333 CRL.P No. 102889 of 2024 petitioners don’t want to further proceed in the above criminal petition and want to withdraw the petition. Hence, the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw the above petition, in the ends of justice.” 3. In view of the same and in view of supporting submission, the criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE AC /CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10