- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:824 CRL.P No. 103834 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V.HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO.103834 OF 2024 [438(CR.PC)/482(BNSS)] BETWEEN: KRISHNA SHANKAR GOUDA, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/A. #76, KALAVE SANTEGULI, KUMTA TALUK, UTTARA KANNADA. … PETITIONER (BY SRI NAYANA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY THE S.P.P., HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH AT DHARWAD. 2. RANGE FOREST OFFICER GERUSOPPA RANGE, GERUSOPPA, HONNAVARA TALUK, KARWAR, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S.HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 438 OF CR.P.C/482 OF BNSS SEEKING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 THAT IN THE EVENT OF ARREST OF THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.3 IN PCR NO 690/2024 BASED ON WLOR NO.2/2024-25 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT 1972 SECTIONS 9, 27, 31 R/W 2 (16(B), 2(26), 2 (33), 2(35) 50, 51, 52, 55 BY THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER, GERUSOPPA RANGE, GERUSOPPA, HONNAVARA TALUK, KARWAR UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT IN SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS HE MAY BE ENLARGED ON BAIL FORTHWITH, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: MANJANNA E Digitally signed by MANJANNA E Date: 2025.01.20 14:21:30 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:824 CRL.P No. 103834 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V.HOSMANI) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo stating that petitioner has been taken into judicial custody and later he enlarged on bail, hence petition may be dismissed as withdrawn. Taking memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn as having become infructuous. SD/- (RAVI V.HOSMANI) JUDGE EM CT:PA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 17