- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010415312026 NC: 2026:KHC:36582 CRL.P No. 8792 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8792 OF 2026 BETWEEN: SRI. WILLIAM @ SONU @ G WILLIAM KEETH S/O PRAKASH @ GNANA PRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/AT NEAR ARMUGAM TEMPLE, OPP. CRICKET GROUND ROAD, R.R NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 056. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARISH PRABHU S, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY CHENAMMAKERE ACCHUKATTU P.S. REPRESENTED BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 01. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ASPP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGING PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.34/2025 REGISTERED BY CHANNAMMANAKERE ACHUKATTU P.S. BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 2A OF THE PREVENTION OF DESTRUCTION AND LOSS OF PROPERTY Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010415312026 NC: 2026:KHC:36582 CRL.P No. 8792 of 2026 ACT 1981 AND SEC.25(1B)(b) OF ARMS ACT AND SEC.109, 3(5), 324(5), 326(f), 332(c), 351(2), 351(3), 352 OF BNS 2023 AND SEC.3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(v) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT AND SEC.3 OF KARNATAKA CONTROL OF ORGANIZED CRIMES ACT 2000 PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE PRL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE BENGALURU. 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 with liberty to file a Criminal appeal as provided under Section 14A (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. Memo is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the Criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010415312026 NC: 2026:KHC:36582 CRL.P No. 8792 of 2026 4. Registry is directed to return the certified copy of the documents to the learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining the photocopy of the same. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE AMM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19