- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7621 CRL.P No. 102232 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102232 OF 2024 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS) BETWEEN: SRI. SHANKAR GOVIND KULKARNI, S/O. SRI. GOVIND GURUNATH KULAKANRNI, AGE: 32 YEARS, POLICE CONSTABLE, RESIDING AT: BIDADI POLICE QUARTERS, RAMANAGARA-562159. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHISHEK R. HUDDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MARKET POLICE STATION, BELAGAVI CITY, REP. BY SPPS HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD. 2. SRI. MAHESH PUJARI S/O. SRI. NINGAYYA AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER, R/O. NO.1ST MAIN, 3RD CROSS, SADASHIVA NAGAR, BELAGAVI-590001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. JAIRAM SIDDI, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. MAHANTESH S. HIREMATH, ADV. FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR FILED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AS REGARDS THE PETITIONER MARKET P.S. BELAGAVI IN CRIME NO. 32/2024 FOR OFFENCE P/U/SEC. 365 R/W.34 OF IPC PURSUANT TO THE FILING OF THE FIR PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE A, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS II BELAGAVI, IN SO FOR PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.3 IS CONCERNED AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7621 CRL.P No. 102232 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal of the criminal petition. Memo which is placed on record reads as under: “The petitioner in the present case, humbly submits as follows. The petitioner herein has filed the present petition seeking to quash the complaint and FIR filed by the 1st respondent as regards the petitioner/Accused No.3 in crime no.32/2024 for offence p/u/sec.365 r/w 34 of IPC, pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate First Class II Belagavi. It is submitted that the present petition was filed after the registration of FIR. That the chargesheet as against the said FIR No.32/2024, is filed by the Respondent No.1 on 22.03.2025. As the chargesheet is already filed by the Respondent No.1, the present petition seeking quashment becomes infructous. In light of the above, it is humbly prayed before this Hon’ble Court to permit the petitioner to withdraw the present petition and grant liberty to file fresh petition. Hence, the present memo. The present memo may kindly be taken on record, in the interest of justice.” - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7621 CRL.P No. 102232 of 2024 In view of the memo and supporting submission, the criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought for. Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE AC /CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7