- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11423 CRL.P No. 103267 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103267 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: TIMMANNA @ VITTHAL NAIK, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. UGRANIMANE MAIN ROAD, CHOUTANI, TQ. BHATKAL, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581 320. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.G. KADADAKATTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY POLICE SUB INSPECTOR, BHATKAL TOWN POLICE STATION, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT, R/BY ADDL. S.P.P., HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD-580 011. 2. SRI. DEVENDRA @ MADEVAYYA S/O. NARAYAN NAIK, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11423 CRL.P No. 103267 of 2025 R/O. UGRANIMANE MAIN ROAD, CHOUTANI, TQ. BHATKAL, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581 320. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE CHARGE SHEET SUBMITTED BY THE PSI BHATAKAL TOWN POLICE IN C.C. NO.873/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT BHATKAL FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 118(2) B.N.S., 2023 AND THE ORDER OF TAKING COGNIZANCE FOR THE ABOVE OFFENCES BY THE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, BHATKAL DATED 28.03.2025 REGISTERED BY THE BHATKAL TOWN POLICE STATION IN CRIME NO.102/2024 BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION AND DIRECT ANY OTHER HIGHER OFFICER TO CONDUCT RE-INVESTIGATION FOR THE OFFENCES COMMITTED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT BASED ON THE COMPLAINT ALLEGATIONS IN CRIME NO.102/2024 AND SUBMIT FRESH CHARGE SHEET FOR THE OFFENCES COMMITTED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT AND DIRECT THE JURISDICTIONAL INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE TO CONDUCT THE ENQUIRY AGAINST THE 3RD RESPONDENT, IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11423 CRL.P No. 103267 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the petition with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition in view of the office objection raised regarding maintainability of the petition. 2. Submission and memo taken on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. 4. Registry is directed to return certified copy of the documents, if any, after retaining photostat copy of the same. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KGK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 22