- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15576 CRL.P No. 102716 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.RACHAIAH CRIMINAL PETITION NO.102716 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: VEERABHADRAYYA S/O GURUSHANTAYYA HIREMATH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC. SECRETARY AT APMC, R/AT NO.73, SAADUNAVARA ESTATE, OPP, TO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD-580001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUNIL KUMAR S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY KLA PS DHARWAD, REP. BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, DHARWAD-580001. 2. MURTUJA S/O. HASSAN SAB NAVALGUNDKAR, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, APMC WHOLESALE SELLER DHARWAD, R/A CHARANTHIMUTT GARDEN, GURUDUTT COLONY, DHARWAD-580001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANTOSH MALAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1; NOTICE TO R2 IS SERVED) Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15576 CRL.P No. 102716 of 2024 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO, QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT IN CRIME NO.03/2024 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE- KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA DHARWAD, DATED 15.04.2024 FOR OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7(A) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT-1988, WHICH IS NOW PENDING BEFORE THE 3RD ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS AND SPECIAL JUDGE, DHARWAD IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.RACHAIAH) Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition, in terms of the memo dated 14.11.2025. Memo is placed on record. Considering the said memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S.RACHAIAH) JUDGE SMM/CT: UMD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23