- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:825 CRL.P No. 4395 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4395 OF 2022 BETWEEN: SHRI TULASI RANGANATHA S/O LATE VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCCUPATION: DISTRICT SURVEILLANCE OFFICER, AND INCHARGE FOOD SAFETY DESIGNATION OFFICER, DISTRICT SURVEILLANCE OFFICE, DISTRICT LABORATORY COMPOUND, DISTRICT HOSPITAL COMPLEX, CHITRADURGA, RESIDING AT SRINIDHI NILAYA, 4TH CROSS, TEACHERS COLONY, CHITRADURGA-577501. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE CHITRADURGA DIVISION EAST ZONE, DAVANAGERE CIRCLE HEAD OFFICE AT: M.S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI KARNATAKA - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AS PER ORDER DATED:19/06/24) 2. SHRI B. MANJUNATH, S/O C.K. BHEEMANNA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS NAM BEKARI AND SWEETS, HOLALKERE ROAD, CHITRADURGA - 577 501 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B B PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R1 Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:825 CRL.P No. 4395 of 2022 R2 - SD/-) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE REGISTRATION OF FIR IN CR.NO.13/2021 OF THE RESPONDENT NO.1/POLICE ALLEGING COMMISSION OF OFFENCE U/S 7(A) OF P.C ACT WHERE IN THE PETITIONER HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED AS SOLE ACCUSED AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHITRADURGA. THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the petition. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE PNV - CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30