- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9699 CRL.P No. 102356 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102356 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: VAJENDRACHAR @ VAJENDRA RAO KULKARNI S/O. PANANESHWAR RAO, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: COOK, R/O: KALALABANDI, TQ: KUSTAGI, DIST: KOPPAL-583 277, NOW AT: SRINIVAS COLONY, AGS LAYOUT, UTTARAHALLI, BENGALURU. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. C.S. SHETTAR, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY CYBER ECONOMICS AND NARCOTICS, CRI. P.S. KOPPAL, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH-580 011. … RESPONDENT (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR. P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT IN C.C. NO.735/2021 (ARISING OUT OF CYBER, ECONOMICS AND NARCOTICS P.S. KOPPAL CRIME NO.06/2019) PENDING ON THE FILE OF LEARNED PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, AT: KOPPAL FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 67B OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER/ACCUSED IS CONCERNED, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9699 CRL.P No. 102356 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing the matter for some time, submits that at this stage, the petition may be dismissed as not pressed, with liberty to the petitioner to raise the grounds urged in the petition during the course of his defence before the trial court. 2. The submission is placed on record. 3. The petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 4. All contentions of the parties are left open. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VNP / CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 18