- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2419 CRL.P No. 103609 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 CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103609 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: ASHOK S/O DYAMAPPA GONDI, AGE. 52 YEARS, OCC. PDO GRAM PANCHAYAT TEGGIHALLI, TQ. SAVANUR, DIST. HAVERI-581118. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SACHIN C. ANGADI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. ARAVIND D. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY LOKAYUKTA POLICE INSPECTOR, LOKAYUKTA POLICE STATION HAVERI, R/BY THE SLP.P.P. HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD-580011. 2. DAVALMALIK S/O IMAMSAB MURADI AGE. 46 YEARS, OCC. CLASS-3 CONTRACTOR R/O. TEGGIHALLI, TQ. SAVANUR, DIST. HAVERI-581118. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SRINIVAS NAIK, SPL.P.P. FOR R1; NOTICE SERVED TO R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 528 OF BNSS 2023, PRAYING TO QUASH COMPLAINT FILED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AND FIR REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN THEIR CRIME NO. 04/2025 KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA POLICE STATION, HAVERI, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 7(A) AND (B) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT - 1988 (AMENDMENT-2018) AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAME IN SO FAR AS THE PRESENT PETITIONER HEREIN/ACCUSED. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.18 13:04:15 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2419 CRL.P No. 103609 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal. The memo reads as under: “Petitioner has preferred the captioned petition seeking to quash the complaint filed by the respondent No.2 and FIR registered by the respondent No.1 police in their Crime No.04/2025 for the offences punishable under Section 7(a) & (b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Presently petitioner does not want to press the captioned petition. Therefore, petitioner may kindly be permitted to withdraw captioned petition with the liberty to file fresh petition in case charge sheet is filed and cognizance is taken or seek discharge. Therefore, petitioner prays this Hon’ble Court to permit the petitioner to withdraw the captioned petition with the liberty to file fresh petition in case charge sheet is filed and cognizance is taken. Hence, this memo.” 2. Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. SD/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE CLK_CT-CMU