- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:720 CRL.P No. 200365 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 200365 OF 2024 BETWEEN: RAVIKIRAN S/O JEMS KATTIMANI AGE 35 YEARS, OCC: ASST. PROFESSOR R/O H.NO.200, CIB COLONY, KALABURAGI - 585 102. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHANTESH H. DESAI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH UNIVERSITY PS REPRESENTED BY ADDL. STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH - 585 102. 2. RATENDRANATH SUGU AGE 46 YEARS, OCC: JOINT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE OFFICER JOINT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, KALABURAGI - 585 102. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAHABUDDIN JAMADAR, HCGP FOR R1; R2 RATENDRANATH SUGU, SERVED) Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:720 CRL.P No. 200365 of 2024 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO, SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE HONOURABLE COURT OF III ADDL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT KALABURAGI IN CRL REVISION PETITION NO. 86/2022 ON DATED 11.12.2023 AND DISCHARGE THE ACCUSED/PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCES U/SEC 406, 420 OF IPC IN CRIME NO. 170/2019 OF UNIVERSITY P.S IN C.C NO. 3268/2021 PENDING BEFORE THE HONOURABLE COURT OF III ADDL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT KALABURAGI BY RESTORING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE HONOURABLE COURT OF III ADDL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT KALABURAGI IN C.C NO. 3268/2021 ON DATED 31.12.2022 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA) After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo. Memo reads as under: “That the petitioner intended to withdraw the petition with a Liberty to take all the grounds to prove the innocence of the petitioner during the course of trial.” Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:720 CRL.P No. 200365 of 2024 It is made clear that all the defences that are available to the petitioner is kept open to be urged in the trial. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV List No.: 19 Sl No.: 4 CT: BHK