- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43852 CRL.P No. 9896 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9896 OF 2025 (407(Cr.PC) / 447(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SRI H B MALLAPPA S/O BASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RESIDING AT GADLABASAVESHWARA NILAYA, B BEERANAHALLI, HOLEBELAGALU, SHIVAMOGGA - 577 227. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHANTHARAJU.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, KALABURAGI - 585101 REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560001 …RESPONDENT (BY Smt.PUSHPALATHA B, ADDL.SPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 407 CR.P.C (U/S 447 BNSS) PRAYING TO ORDER TO TRANSFER OF SPL.C.NO.71/2025, ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT KALABURAGI TO PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, AT SHIVAMOGGA. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43852 CRL.P No. 9896 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal. Memo reads thus: "The petitioner in the above petition humbly submits as follows: 01. The petitioner has filed the above criminal petition seeking transfer of Spl.C.No.71/2025 on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Judge at Kalaburagi to Principal District and Sessions Court at Shimogga and for such other reliefs. 02. The petitioner now intends to file a fresh petition for quashing of the proceedings. Under the circumstances, the petitioner respectfully prays for withdrawal of the criminal petition." Wherefore, the petitioner respectfully prays that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to permit the petitioner to withdraw the criminal petition with liberty to file a fresh criminal petition for quash of the proceedings in the interests of justice and equity. In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE BKM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 11