- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54098 WP No. 13330 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ WRIT PETITION NO. 13330 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. N. CHANDRASHEKHARA S/O NAGAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION TRANSPORT BUSINESS, PRESENTLY R/AT NO.143, J B HALLI ROAD, PAKKURTHI, JAGIBUDDENAHALLY, MOLAKALMURU, CHITRADURGA, KARNATAKA- 577 540 2. C PAVAN KUMAR S/O CHANNAPPA H, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, OCCUPATION DRIVER, PRESENTLY R/AT VEKATAPURA VILLAGE, CHITRADURGA, KARNATAKA- 577 540 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VINAY BHAT., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MALUR POLICE STATION, MALAVALLI, KOLAR DISTRICT-563130 2. MURALIDHAR M FERTILIZER INSPECTOR CUM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54098 WP No. 13330 of 2025 AGRICULTURE, (VIGILANCE) OFFICER OF THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, KOLAR DISTRICT, KOLAR- 563 102 R1 AND R2 ARE REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU- 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR.M.V., HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIRST INFORMATION REPORT IN CRIME NO. CRIME NO. 86/2025 REGISTERED AT MALUR POLICE STATION, AGAINST PETITIONERS HEREIN FOR OFFENCES P/U/S 7(1)(a)(i)(3) OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT AND SECTION 318(4) OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA 2023 AND SECTION 7, 8, 25(1) OF FERTILIZER ACT, WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE (JR. DN) AND J.M.F.C. COURT, MALUR , KOLAR DISTRICT, VIDE ANNX-A IN SO FAR PETITIONERS CONCERN. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the petition with a liberty to challenge the charge sheet. The memo is placed on record. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54098 WP No. 13330 of 2025 Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn in terms of the memo. I.A.No.2/2025 is disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE HR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4