- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43340 CRL.P No. 14468 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 14468 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI K M NARASIMHE GOWDA S/O LATE MARI GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, GODOWN MANAGER, NEAR GOVARDHANA THEATER, KFCSC GODOWN, VIJAYANAGAR -2 RMC YARD, YESHWANTHAPURA, BENGALURU 560022. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KESHAVA K V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH POLICE INSPECTOR, R M C YARD POLICE STATION, YESHWANTHAPURA, BENGALURU 560022 REP. BY HCGP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU 560001. 2. SRI DEVARAJU T S S/O SIDDARAJU, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES, Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43340 CRL.P No. 14468 of 2025 AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WEST DIVISION-2, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU 560010. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.JAGADEESHA B.N., ADDL. SPP FOR R1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR AND ALL THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ACCUSED NO.1/PETITIONER HEREIN, CRIME NO.170/2025 BY THE RMC YARD POLICE STATION, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE III ADDL.CJM, BENGALURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/U/S 3 AND 7 OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, SECTION 13(2) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT AND SECTION 316(5) OF BNS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER In view of the memo filed by the learned counsel for petitioner, petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with a liberty to the petitioner to pursue Criminal Petition No.13990/2025. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE KLY CT: JL