- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7579 CRL.P No. 102064 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102064 OF 2025 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS) BETWEEN: LAXMAN PURUSHOTHAM MALSEKAR, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: UNEMPLOYED, R/O. NEAR RAMKRISHNA, ASHRAM ROAD, S.P.KAMAT HOUSE, KARWAR, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-581301. …PETITIONER (BY SHRI. VISHWANATH R. HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY POLICE SUB INSPECTOR, WOMEN POLICE STATION, KARWAR, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581301, REP. THROUGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH-580011. 2. DEEPA DEEPAK MAHEKAR, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEWIFE, R/O. NEAR RAMKRISHNA, ASHRAM ROAD, S. P. KAMAT HOUSE, KARWAR, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-581301. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1) THIS PETITION IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C. (528 OF BNSS), SEEKING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET DATED 15.02.2025, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE ALLEGED OFFENCES U/S.352 OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA (BNS), FILED PURSUANT TO THE COMPLAINT DATED 08.11.2024 BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AND THE F.I.R. DATED 19.12.2024, REGISTERED BY 1ST RESPONDENT IN CRIME NO.69/2024 AT THE WOMEN POLICE STATION, FOR THE ALLEGED U/S.352 OF THE BNS 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:7579 CRL.P No. 102064 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal of the petition. The contents of the memo reads as under: “In view of the some technical defects crept in the instant petition petitioner do not wish to prosecute the instant petition further. However, liberty is reserved in favour of the petitioner to file fresh petition if need arise. Hence, the instant petition may kindly be disposed as withdrawn in the interest of justice. The certified copy of the documents produced along with this petition may kindly be ordered to be returned to the advocate for petitioner by replacing the true copies of the documents in the interest of justice.” In view of the memo and supporting submission, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7579 CRL.P No. 102064 of 2025 Office is directed to return certified copies of the documents produced by the counsel for the petitioner on proper identification. Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE RSH /CT-AN List No.: 3 Sl No.: 2