- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3030 CRL.P No. 101844 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101844 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: PRAKASH HASARADDI S/O. KRISHNAPPA HASARADDI, AGE. 49 YEARS, OCC. SERVICE (ASSISTANT ENGINEER), R/O. KRISHNA BUILDING, 2A, 2ND MAIN ROAD, SHIVAGIRI, JAYNAGAR, DHARWAD-580007, PERMANENT ADDRESS: KUNCHANOOR VILLAGE, TQ: JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587301. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.S.BAGAWAT, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. K.L.PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, DHARWAD, REP. BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENCH AT DHARWAD. 2. ANAND S/O. DATTARAM JADHAV AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. HOUSE NO.74, ARVIND NAGAR, KHB COLONY, OLD HUBBALLI, HUBBALLI-580024. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANTOSH B.MALAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1; NOTICE TO R2 IS SERVED) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/SEC. 482 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO, QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS IN SPL. KLA CC NO. 01/2023 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE P/USEC. 7, 8, 13(1)(d) R/W SEC. 13(2) OF PC ACT 1988 BEFORE THE 3RD ADDL. DIST AND SESSIONS JUDGE DHARWAD, IN SO PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 IS CONCERNED. B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.02.15 12:54:55 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3030 CRL.P No. 101844 of 2023 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Sri. M.S. Bhagwat, learned Senior Counsel representing the petitioner’s counsel after arguing the matter for sometime, seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the petition, reserving liberty to file an application for discharge before the trial Court. Submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. If the petitioner is filed an application for discharge, the trial Court to consider the same in accordance with law, dehors the earlier application which was withdrawn. The petitioner is permitted to raise all the contentions urged herein, before the trial Court. Pending applications, if any, are disposed off as not surviving for consideration. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE JTR Ct:vh List No.: 1 Sl No.: 64