- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2377 WP No. 107734 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA WRIT PETITION NO. 107734 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. IRFAN S/O IBRAHIMSAHIP ABDULLADEEP AGE. 43 YEARS OCC. DRIVERS R/O. NARIAMBATTU VELLU TAMILNADU PNI.635808. 2. M/S IRFANBHAI M. BEPARI AND CO. R/BY IS PROPRIETOR ARSHAD IRFAN BEPARI, AGE 34 YEARS, R/O 1 EF, 1, HANIF COMPLEX, GHISAD GALLI, SHANIWARPETH MIRAJ, 416410 DIST. SANGLI. 3. DHARWAD SHAHAR BEPARI (KASAI) SAMAJ DEVELOPMETN SOCIETY BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT SHRI SHABBIRAHAMAD S/O ABDULLATIF BEPARI AGE 62 YEARS, OCC. VICE PRESIDENT, R/O KASAI GALLI LINE BAZAAR DHARWAD 580001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. V.M. SHEELAVANT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY P.S.I. DHARWAD RURAL POLICE STATION, DHARWAD, R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD 580001. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.18 13:04:16 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2377 WP No. 107734 of 2025 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE DHARWAD 590001. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DHARWAD 580005. 4. SIDDU S/O INDUDHARSWAMI HIRMATH AGE 50 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS R/O. YALAKKI SHETTAR COLONY, DHARWAD 580001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. GOURISHANKAR MOT, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT. ORDER OR DIRECTION AND QUASH THE COMPLAINT AND FIR IN DHARWAD RURAL POLICE STATION CRIME NO.227/2025 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S. 4,5 AND 12 OF THE KARNATAKA PREVENTION OF SLAUGHTER AND PRESERVATION OF CATTLE ACT, 2020 PRODUCED AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE C AND D PENDING ON THE FILE OF 4TH ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, DHARWAD, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTIONS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 3 TO RELEASE VEHICLE BEARING NO.KA-01 AN 0203 AND SEIZED SKIN BELONGING TO THE PETITIONERS TO MEET ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2377 WP No. 107734 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. The memo reads as under: "The advocate for the petitioner begs to submit as under:- That, the petitioners are not pressing the above petition. Hence the Hon’ble Court be pleased to dismiss the above petition as not pressed, reserving the liberty to challenge charge sheet if situation arises, in the interest of justice.” Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. SD/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SMM / CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 93