- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010619022025 NC: 2026:KHC:49937 WP No. 28558 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA WRIT PETITION NO. 28558 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: LEO CLARENCE CORNELIO AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, C/O FRANCIS XAVIER CORNELIO, R/AT NO. 10-31 C, ADARSH HOUSE, NARAYAN NAGAR, SHIVALLI VILLAGE, AMBAGILU UDUPI, UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 105. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K. PRASANNA SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KUNDAPURA POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. NANJANAIK POLICE SUB INSPECTOR, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, KUNDAPURA POLICE STATION, KASABA VILLAGE, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT – 576 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SURYA MUKUNDARAJ, APP FO R1) Digitally signed by ANNAPURNA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010619022025 NC: 2026:KHC:49937 WP No. 28558 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SEC. 528 OF BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR DATED 19.02.2025 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 POLICE FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 112, 3(5) OF BNS, 2023 AND UNDER SECTION 78(i) AND 78(iii) of KARNATAKA POLICE ACT, 1963 IN CRIME NO.22/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF 1ST ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC, KUNDAPURA, UDUPI DISTRICT (ANNEXURE-A) IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER CONCERNED AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal. The memo reads as under: "It is submitted that during the pendency of the above petition, the respondent No.1 has filed the charge sheet against the petitioner. In view of the same, the petitioner above named craves leave of this Hon’ble Court to withdraw the above writ petition to quash FIR in Crime No.22/2025 before the 1st Additional Civil Judge (Jr.Dn.) and JMFC, Kundapura. Hence the said writ petition stands infructuous. Hence the petitioner prays the liberty of this Hon’ble Court to withdraw the writ petition and to file a fresh petition challenging the charge sheet and prays this - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010619022025 NC: 2026:KHC:49937 WP No. 28558 of 2025 Hon’ble Court to take the memo on record, in the interest of justice and equity.” Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36