- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9123 CRL.P No. 102764 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102764 OF 2025 (439 OF Cr.PC/483 OF BNSS) BETWEEN: SRI. SHIVANAND S/O. BALAKRISHANA KUDTARAKAR, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: DISTRICT SURGEON, MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT, KARAWAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, R/O. KARAWAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE TEACHING HOSPITAL, (DISTRICT HOSPITAL) KARAWAR, UTTAR KANNADA (AS SHOWN IN FIR) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NEELENDRA D. GUNDE, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY KARWAR LOKAYUKTA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD-580001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SRINIVAS B. NAIK, SPL.P.P) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 483 OF BNSS R/W SECTION 528 OF BNSS SEEKING TO SET ASIDE ORDER DATED 11.07.2025 AND GRANT THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED INTERIM BAIL IN THE LOKAYUKTA PS. CRIME NO.04/2025 OF KARWAR LOKAYUKTHA P.S. REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7(a) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT 1988 (AMENDMENT ACT-2018) PASSED BY PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT U.K. KARWAR, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9123 CRL.P No. 102764 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Learned counsel for the petitioner is present and Sri. Srinivas B. Naik, learned Special Public Prosecutor is appearing through video conference. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal of the petition. The contents of the memo are as under: “The Counsel for petitioner is submit that the above petition may not survive for consideration because the regular bail petition is disposed off before court below. Hence the petitioner may kindly be permit to withdraw the above petition, with liberty file fresh bail petition.” In view of the memo and supporting submission, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. However, liberty is granted as sought for. Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE Rsh /ct-an List no.: 1 sl no.: 22