- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1967 CRL.P No. 101933 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101933 OF 2021 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: RAMESH DEVAPPA NAIK AGE 65 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED EMPLOYEE, R/O. 2ND CROSS, PURLAKKI BENA, ANKOLA, ANKOLA TALUK, DISTRICT UTARA KANNADA - 581357. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. J.S. SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS ANKOLA POLICE STATION AUTHORITIES, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH AT DHARWAD. 2. V.L. LANJEKAR, TAHASHILDAR, TAHASHILDAR OFFICE, ANKOLA, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (NOTICE SERVED TO RESPONDENT) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.422/2017 ON THE COMPLAINT GIVEN BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT BEFORE THE ANKOLA POLICE STATION AUTHORITIES IN THEIR P.S. CRIME NO.230/2015 FILED AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 419 AND 420 OF THE IPC, MAY KINDLY BE QUASHED BY ALLOWING THIS CRIMINAL PETITION WITH COST THROUGHOUT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1967 CRL.P No. 101933 of 2021 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) After addressing the arguments for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. The memo reads as under: "The petitioner respectfully submits as under: The petitioner intends to withdraw this criminal petition, with liberty to approach the learned Magistrate to file an application for his discharge. As such this criminal petition may kindly be permitted to withdraw with liberty to approach the learned Magistrate to file application for discharge.” Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.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.: 22