- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:421 CRL.P No. 100945 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100945 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI KARIYAPPA S/O. NINGAPPA KARNAL AGE. 67 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED, R/O. H.NO.59, 2ND CROSS, VISHWESHWAR NAGAR, HUBBALLI, TQ.HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD-580032. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAGADISH PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH P.I. LOKAYUKTA CELL, DHARWAD. REP. BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD, DHARWAD. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SANTOSH B. MALAGOUDAR, SPL.PP.) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 12.01.2024 PASSED ON APPLICATION U/S 227 OF THE CR.P.C. BY THE III ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DHARWAD (SPL.COURT FOR CBI/ACB/KLA) IN SPL. ACB CC NO.04/2022 AND CONSEQUENTLY DISCHARGE THE ACCUSED FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 13(1) (E) R/W SECTION 13 (2) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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:421 CRL.P No. 100945 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal. The memo reads as under: " MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL “The Counsel for Petitioner most respectfully submits as under The Petitioner may kindly be permitted to withdraw the above Criminal petition with liberty to file a fresh petition if necessity arises, In the interest of justice and equity. Hence, this memo.” 2. Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC, CT:CMU LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 17