- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53033 CRL.P No. 16090 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16090 OF 2025 BETWEEN: RAMESH SHETTY S/O SHIVANNA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT NO.PRASHANTHA NILAYA, JARKALA, KUKKUNDOOR POST, KARKALA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT- 576117 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRATHEEK R. SHETTY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY GEOLOGIST, MINES AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, UDUPI, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001 2. CHELUVAMOORTI, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN TO PEITITONER, R/ AT - DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY UDUPI - 576104 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.JAGADEESHA.B.N., ADDL.SPP FOR RESPONDENT NO.1) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53033 CRL.P No. 16090 of 2025 THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C (U/S 528 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN PCR.NO.89/2025 (CC.NO.11321/2025) FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 4, 4(1A) OF MMRD ACT, 1957 AND RULE 3(1), 42(1), 43(A) OF KMMCR ACT, 1994 AND RULE 21 OF MMRD ACT, 1957 AND RULE 44 OF KMMCR ACT, 1994, PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, KARKALA UDUPI DISTRICT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition has become infructuous. 2. Memo filed seeking to withdraw the petition is taken on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. I.A.No.1 of 2025 is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE DH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 79