- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2449 CRL.P No. 104164 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. 104164 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI ARUN S/O. RAMAPPA KATTIMANI AGE. 36 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/O. KERUR, TQ. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOT-587206. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVRAJ S. BALLOLI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH KERUR POLICE STATION, BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOT-587206 THROUGH ITS STATION HOUSE OFFICER, R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580008. 2. SHRI. R. H. SAMAGAR AGE. 39 YEARS, OCC. POLICE OFFICER, R/O. KERUR POLICE STATION, TQ. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOT-587206, REP/BY HCK, DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; NOTICE SERVED TO R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 528 OF BNSS, 2023, SEEKING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND QUASH THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN CRIME NO. 110/2025, UPON A SUO MOTU FIR REGISTERED BY THE POLICE AT KERUR POLICE STATION FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 27(1) OF THE ARMS ACT, 1959 IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER/SOLE ACCUSED IS CONCERNED, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.18 15:57:21 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2449 CRL.P No. 104164 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) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal. The memo reads as under: “MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL Herein the advocate for petitioner most humbly submits here as under: That petitioner wants to withdraw the top noted petition with liberty to file fresh petition. In the event of charge sheet is filed in the trial court. Hence this memo.” 2. Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty as prayed for. SD/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 61