- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1032 CRL.P No. 200412 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 200412 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SMT. APARNA PAVATE D/O. ADIVEPPA PAVATE AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, DEPUTY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING 3RD FLOOR, BENGALURU - 560 001 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAVI .B. NAIK, SENIOR COUNSEL A/W SRI. SANJAY KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH POLICE INSPECTOR, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, VIJAYAPURA REP. BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, LOKAYUKTA, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI - 585 101 2. RAMESH BIDANUR S/O HANMANTH BIDANUR, AGE: 43, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O NAVARASPUR COLONY, BAGALKOT ROAD, Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1032 CRL.P No. 200412 of 2023 VIJAYAPURA - 586 101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SUBHASH MALLAPUR, ADVOCATE FOR R1 NOTICE TO R2 - SERVED & UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT DATED 19.01.2015 IN CRIME NO.2/2015 REGISTERED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT POLICE FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 7 OF P.C. ACT 1988 AND ALSO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS PENDING BEFORE THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE/SPECIAL JUDGE AT VIJAYAPURA (LOK) PS CRIME NO.2/2015 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS CRL.P COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Heard, Sri. Ravi B Naik, learned senior counsel for the petitioner and Sri. Subhash Mallapur, learned counsel for respondent No.1. After arguing the matter for sometime, Sri. Ravi B Naik, learned senior counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the petition. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:1032 CRL.P No. 200412 of 2023 Placing the submission of Sri. Ravi B Naik, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. It is made clear that the grounds urged in the petition may be urged before the Trial Court during the course of trial despite the petition being permitted to be withdrawn. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SPV List No.: 19 Sl No.: 3