- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32503 CRL.P No. 8232 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8232 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MR. JAGAJEEVAN CHOUTA S/O Y K NARAYANA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/A 4-351, VISHAL NEAR POST OFFICE, YERMAL, BADA VILLAGE, UDUPI-574117 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NITIN A M, ADVOCATE) AND: THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FOR MR. MAHESH S/O NANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY RAJATHADRI, MANIPAL, UDUPI DISTRICT …RESPONDENT (NIL) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE HONBLE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, UDUPI IN SPL.C.NO.72/2021 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32503 CRL.P No. 8232 of 2023 21 MMDR ACT, 1957 AND RULE 44 OF KMMCR 1994 (AMENDMENT RULES 2017) I.E., ANNEXURE-E. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner filed memo seeking permission to withdraw the petition on the ground that petitioner is already acquitted before the trial Court. In the light of the same, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (J.M.KHAZI) JUDGE RR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 6