- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:233 CRL.P No. 100411 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100411 OF 2022 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: NAGARATHNA L. KALE AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. SHIRASTEDAR, TAHASILDHAR OFFICE HAVERI, R/O. REVENUE COMPLEX, HANAGAL ROAD, HAVERI, TQ AND DIST. HAVERI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.P. HITTALAMANI, ADVOCATE) AND: DEEPAK S/O YALLAPPA HONNAPPANAVAR AGE. 40 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND BUSINESS, R/O. SIDDHARUDHA COLONY, JETAJI NAGAR, TQ AND DIST. HAVERI-581110. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B.M PATIL, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, IN CC NO.1038/2019, PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC HAVERI FOR OFFENCES ALLEGED U/S 138 OF N.I. ACT, INSTITUTED BY THE RESPONDENT AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. Date: 2026.01.12 16:25:24 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:233 CRL.P No. 100411 of 2022 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. The memo reads as under: "The petitioner most humbly submit as under: The petitioner seeks the liberty of this Hon’ble Court to withdraw the present petition, with liberty to canvas all the grounds of defence before the trial court, in the interest and justice.” Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SMM / CT-CMU LIST NO.: 3 SL NO.: 18