- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9174 CRL.P No. 102577 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102577 OF 2024 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS) BETWEEN: 1. A. N. VIJAYAKUMAR, S/O. A. NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC: ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR. AT OFFICE OF DEPUTY CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, BELALRY R/AT FLAT NO.33, SIRUGUPPA ROAD, GANESH NAGAR, BELALRY-583101. PERMANENTLY R/AT: BEHIND RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY MUTT, PATHANJALI NAGAR, K. R. EXTENSION, PAVAGADA TOWN, TUMKURU DIST.- 561202. 2. PRATIBHA SHANBOGH, W/O A. N. VIJAYAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC: ASST. PROFESSOR ECE DEPT., BITM ENGINEERING COLLEGE, ALLIPURA, BELLARY-583104, R/AT: FLAT NO.33, SIRUGUPPA ROAD, GANESH NAGAR, BELLARY-583101. 3. Y. D. YERRENNA, S/O. SANNALINGANAGOUDA, AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, OCC: RETD. MANAGER, AT OFFICE OF DEPUTY CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, BELLARY, R/AT NO.268/B, Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9174 CRL.P No. 102577 of 2024 SRI. NEEAKNATESHWAR NILAYA, 2ND MAIN ROAD, BASAVESHWARA NAGAR, BELLARY-583101. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S. C. BHUTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY LOKAYUKTA POLICE, BELLARY-583101, REPRESENTED BY SPL. P.P, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD-580011. 2. PRABHULINGAIAH S. HIREMATH, S/O. SHARANAIAH HIREMATH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, POLICE INSPECTOR, ACB POLICE STATION, BLOCK-3, GROUND FLOOR, AMERICAN GUEST HOUSE, ANANTHAPUR ROAD, BELLARY-583101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANTOSH B. MALAGOUDAR, SPL. P.P. FOR R1; NOTICE TO R2 SERVED) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023, SEEKING TO QUASH THE ORDER, DATED 29.07.2024, PASSED IN SPL.C.NO.758/2024, BY THE PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BELLARY, FOR ISSUANCE OF NBW TO THE PETITIONERS FOR THE OFFENCES UNDER SECTIONS 13(1)(b) R/W. 13(2) OF P.C. ACT AS IT IS AN ABUSE OF PROCESS OF COURT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9174 CRL.P No. 102577 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. The contents of withdrawal memo read as under: “The petitioners above named respectfully submits that, the above petition has become infructuous since the petition filed by the petitioners No.1 & 2 in Crl.P.No.102576/2024 was disposed off by this Hon’ble Court on 16.01.2025 and prayer sought in this petition does not survive for consideration. Hence, this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to dismiss the above petition as become infructuous in the interest of justice and equity.” In view of the memo and supporting submission, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE AM/- CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13