- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9494 CRL.P No. 103645 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103645 OF 2023 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. MR. PRANAY RATNAKAR SHETTY, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: PLOT NO.06, BUDA SCHEME NO.51, MONGOLIA APP, ASTER CORNER, FLAT NO.202, 2ND FLOOR, PIPELINE ROAD, LAXMI TEKADI, BELAGAVI-591 108. 2. RAHUL S/O ANIL MAGDUM, AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: PRIVATE SERVICE, R/O: RAMATEERTHA NAGAR, BELAGAVI-590 016. 3. MR. SHIVAPPA YALLAPPA MUCHANDI, AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: COOLIE WORK, R/O: SADASHIVA NAGAR, BELAGAVI-590 019. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. R.H. ANGADI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, (BELAGAVI CITY MARKET POLICE STATION), R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD-580 011. 2. THE TALUKA SUB-REGISTRAR, BELAGAVI CITY NORTH, BELAGAVI-590 001. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1; R2-SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.08.02 11:45:01 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9494 CRL.P No. 103645 of 2023 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS REGISTERED BY THE BELAGAVI CITY MARKET P.S. CRIME NO.95/2023, ON THE FILE OF JMFC-II COURT, BELAGAVI, DATED 14.06.2023 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 420, 464, 465, 467, 468, 471, 419 R/W SECTION 34 OF IPC AGAINST THE PETITIONERS WHO ARE ARRAYED AS A-1, A3 AND A4 TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petition may be dismissed as not pressed at this stage with liberty to assail the final report filed in the present case if the same is adverse to their interest. Submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not presses with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE RSH CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 46