- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1865 CRL.P No. 100659 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100659 OF 2022 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: HANAMANT GANGAPPA HULAKUND AGE. 72 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. BADIGER ONI, RAINAPUR, TQ. SAUNDATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591129. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SHAILA BELLIKATTI, ADVOCATE) AND: THE BRANCH MANAGER BASAVESHWAR MULTI PURPOSE SOUHARD SAHAKARI NIYAMIT BELAGAVI BRANCH YARAGATTI R/BY SHIVASHANKAR S/O SHIVARAYAPPA MANGOJI AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS (STATE AS BRANCH MANAGER) YARAGATTI, TQ. SAUNDATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591129. …RESPONDENT THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN CRIMINAL CASE NO.684/2021 ON THE FILE OF II ND ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SAUNDATTI, AND ALLOW THIS CRIMINAL PETITION BY QUASHING THE COGNIZANCE ORDER DATED 07.02.2020 IN PCR NO.20/2019 WHEREIN THE II ND ADDITIONAL JMFC, SAUDNATTI TOOK COGNIZANCE AND ORDERED TO REGISTER CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST PETITIONER FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 138 OF N.I. ACT AND CONSEQUENTLY THIS HON BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO QUASH ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASE NO.127/2020 ON THE FILE OF II ND ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SAUNDATTI. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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:1865 CRL.P No. 100659 of 2022 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking withdrawal. The memo reads as under: MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL OF PETITION “Herein the memo of the Advocate for petitioner is as under: The petitioner may kindly be permitted to withdraw present petition and liberty may kindly be reserved to file fresh petition on additional grounds. Hence, this memo.” 2. Placing the said memo on record, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE RHR/-CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 88