- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1415 CRL.P No. 100598 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100598 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: SRI. DURDUNDESHWAR S/O MAHADEV BANNUR AGE. 59 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER P.R.E. SUB-DIVISION BELAGAVI, R/O. PWD C2/B, NO.2, VISHWESHWAR NAGAR, BELAGAVI-590001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJENDRA R. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH MARIHAL POLICE STATION, NOW REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH, AT DHARWAD-580001. 2. SRI MALLESHI S/O YALLAPPA RAMACHANNAVAR AGE. 52 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE HOUSE NO.499/1, AMBEDKAR GALLI, BALEKUNDRI K.H.-591103, TQ.DIST. BELAGAVI. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE FIR AND COMPLAINT IN MARIHAL P.S. CRIME NO. 61/2024 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/SEC. 406 AND 420 OF IPC, FIR AND COMPLAINT MARKED AT ANNEXURE-A AND B RESPECTIVELY, IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER/ ACCUSED NO.2 IS CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1415 CRL.P No. 100598 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed the memo which reads as under: “It is respectfully prayed before this Hon’ble Court that the petitioner herein may be permitted to withdraw the above petition with a liberty to approach this Hon’ble Court if charge sheet is filed, in the interest of justice.” 2. Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm CT-CMU LIST NO.: 3 SL NO.: 33