- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32762 CRL.P No. 16064 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16064 OF 2025 BETWEEN: CHANDAN K @ CHANDAN GOWDA S/O KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/A BYREGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE DASANAPURA HOBLI BENGALURU NORTH TALUK BENGALURU - 562 123 (PETITIONER IN JC) …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAKSHITH R, ADV.) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MADANAYAKANAHALLI POLICE STATION, REP. BY LEARNED SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, PARAPPANNA AGRAHARA BANGALORE - 560 068. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ARREST OF PETITIONER DATED 18.03.2023 IN CR.NO.156/2023 OF MADANAYAKANAHALLY P.S. PENDING ON THE FILE OF LD II ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 302,307,120(B),34 OF IPC AND SEC.3(2)(v) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT IN SPL.C.NO.617/2023 AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT RESPONDENT NO.2 TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER FROM JUDICIAL CUSTODY. Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:32762 CRL.P No. 16064 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the petition. 2. The memo is taken on record. The criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE NMS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34