- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33132 CRL.P No. 8739 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8739 OF 2025 BETWEEN: CHANDAN K @ CHANDAN GOWDA, S/O KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT BYREGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, DASANAPURA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU - 562 123 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KRISHNE GOWDA M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA STATE BY MADANAYAKANAHALLI P.S. REPTD BY HIGH COURT GOVT PLEADER, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, PARAPPANA AGRAHARA, BANGALORE - 560 068 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S. 482 (FILED U/S. 528 BNSS) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33132 CRL.P No. 8739 of 2025 THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE ARREST OF THE PETITIONER DATED 18.03.2023 IN CRIME NO.156/2021 NOW IN SPL.C.NO.617/2023 FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 302,307,120-B R/W SEC.34 OF IPC ALONG WITH SEC.3(2)(v) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT PENDING BEFORE THE II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU RURAL BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER FROM JUDICIAL CUSTODY ETC. 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. Memo is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, this criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE AMM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30