- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10539 CRL.P No. 103194 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103194 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: HANAMANTH S/O MANINGAPPA BALULAD, AGE. 48 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KISHORI, TQ. MUDHOL, DIST. BAGALKOT-587 121. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. ARUN L. NEELOPANT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH MUDHOL POLICE STATION, REP. BY SUB-INSPECTOR, THROUGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENCH DHARWAD-580 011. 2. HANAMANTH S/O RANGAPPA BALULAD, AGE. 74 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. KISHORI, TQ. MUDHOL, DIST. BAGALKOT-587 121. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT, FIR, CHARGE SHEET AND THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN MUDHOL PS CRIME NO.336/2017 WHICH IS NUMBERED AS SC NO.10071/2025 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 143, 147, 148, 341, 323, 324, 326, 307, 504, 506, 149 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE, PENDING ON THE FILE OF III ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE BAGALKOT, TO SIT AT MUDHOL AS PER ANNEXURE- A, B, AND C, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10539 CRL.P No. 103194 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that at this stage petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to file necessary application seeking discharge before the trial Court. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. The petition is dismissed as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. 4. All contentions urged in the petition are left open. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 42