- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6644 CRL.P No. 101622 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.101622 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SLV MART SHRI. KRISHNA ARCADE, PLOT NO.31, GF KUSUM NAGAR, KELAGERI ROAD, DHARWAD, SRI. VASANTHKUMAR SHAMNOOR S/O. SR MANJUNATH, AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, PARTNER SLV MART, R/O: PLOT NO.31, GF KUSUM NAGAR, KELAGERI ROAD, DHARWAD. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SURESH SHETTEMMANAVAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. ADUJUDICATING OFFICER, ADDL. DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, DHARWAD DISTRICT DHARWAD. 2. THE FOOD INSPECTOR (FSSA), VRUTA-02, HUBBALLI-DHARWAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (AREA), MARUTI TEMPLE NEAR KIMS AREA, HUBBALLI – 580 021. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMESH B. CHIGARI, AGA FOR R1 & R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SE. 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER IN SL. FSSA/CR/1/2024-25 DATED 02.12.2024 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 AGAINST THE PETITIONER/FIRM ACCUSED NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-B FOR OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 51 OF FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARD ACT, 2006. PASS SUCH OTHER ORDER AS DEEMED FIT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6644 CRL.P No. 101622 of 2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition with liberty to file Criminal Appeal. 2. Memo reads thus; “Herein the advocate for the Petitioner files memo as under; That, the present Petitioner has challenged the order of Resp. No.1 by filing Sec.482 of IPC., as per the appeal provision, Criminal Appeal OS to be filed. Hence the Petitioner may kindly permitted to withdraw the Petition, with liberty to file Criminal Appeal in the interest of justice.” 3. In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE PJ CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7