- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11405 CRL.P No. 10550 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10550 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. B.S. CHALUVAIAH S/O LATE SINGRIAH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O MILK DIARY QUARTERS, TUMAKURU. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GANAPATI S. SHASTRI, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. E. NARAYANAGOWDA S/O LATE EREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O G. CHANNAPURA VILLAGE, BINDIGANAVILE HOBLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNNS) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 03.04.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, TUMAKURU IN C.C.NO.4268/2019 BY ALLOWING THE ABOVE PETITION. Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11405 CRL.P No. 10550 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition in order to prefer an appeal against the order, as an order dismissing a complaint for non- prosecution amounts to an acquittal under Section 256(1) of the Cr.PC. Reserving such liberty, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 159