- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010276272026 NC: 2026:KHC:51280 WP No. 13369 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA WRIT PETITION NO. 13369 OF 2026 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. P.K. ACHUTHANAND S/O LATE P.R. KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO.2, SERPENTINE ROAD, KUMARAPARK WEST, BENGALURU - 560 020. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. BINISHA R, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. HARIPRASAD M.B, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. DHANANJAYA H.S S/O SAMPANGIRAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT NO.200, 3RD MAIN ROAD, MUNESHWARA BLOCK, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM, BENGALURU. 2. MRS. N. VENKATALAKSHMI, W/O DHANANJAYA H.S., AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT NO.200, 3RD MAIN ROAD, MUNESHWARA BLOCK, MAHALAKSHMIPURAM, BENGALURU. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARIPRASAD M.B, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA E/W SEC. 528 OF THE BNSS, 2023 U/S. 482 OF THE CR.PC PRAYING TO-I. QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 23.03.2026 PASSED BY THE Digitally signed by ANNAPURNA G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010276272026 NC: 2026:KHC:51280 WP No. 13369 of 2026 LEARNED XV ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU, IN C.C. NO.27774/2021, INSOFAR AS IT ALLOWS THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE ACCUSED UNDER SECTION 311 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973, DIRECTING RECALL OF PW-1 (COMPLAINANT) FOR FURTHER CROSS-EXAMINATION 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: "The undersigned counsel herein for the petitioner submits that during the subsistence of the foresaid writ petition, the petition is rendered infructuous. In the light of the above circumstances, the counsel prays this Hon’ble Court to permit to withdrawn the present petition. Hence, this memo seeking dismissal of the aforementioned writ petition as withdrawn in the ends of justice.” Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14