- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010415972023 NC: 2026:KHC:50821 WP No. 17869 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA WRIT PETITION NO. 17869 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: KRISHNA @ KRISHNA SANNU MARATI S/O SANNU AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS OCCUPATION KOOLIE NO.323, BELASE DEVAKAR VILLAGE POST MALLAPUR KARWAR TALUK AND DISTRICT KARNATAKA - 581 400. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINAY BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY POLICE SUB INSEPECTOR LAXMIPURAM POLICE STATION REP BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO i) QUASH THE COMPLAINT FILED U/S 200 CR.P.C. AGAINST PETITIONER HEREIN, BY THE RESPONDENT LAKSHMIPURA POLICE STATION FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE Digitally signed by ANNAPURNA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010415972023 NC: 2026:KHC:50821 WP No. 17869 of 2023 UNDER SECTIONS 39, 49, 50 AND 51 OF WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT 1972 AND UNDER SECTION 379 OF INDIAN PENAL CODE 1860 IN CRIME NO. 15/2021 VIDE ANNEXURE-C 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. Memo reads as under: "The undersigned counsel for the Petitioner hereby files the present memo of withdrawal, with praying liberty to file discharge application before the trial court and approach this Hon'ble Court based on the outcome of the discharge application, in the interest justice and equity." Placing the memo on record, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SNC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34