- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:926 CRL.P No. 100725 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 100725 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: NOOR AHMED S/O ABDUL REHMAN FARASH AGE. 38 YEARS, OCC. ADVOCATE R/O. KORI PETE ONI, SAVANUR TQ. SAVANUR, DIST. HAVERI PIN 581118. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SADIK KANVI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY GHANTIKERI PS TQ. HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARAWAD REPRESENTED BY THE SPP. HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580011. 2. MAQSOOD AHAMMED @ MASSUD AHAMMAD S/O JAINULABIDIN AURANAGABAD AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. PLOT BROKER R/O. DRIVER, R/O.ARALLIKATTI ONI, HUBBALLI, TQ. HUBBALLI DIST. DHARWAD, PIN. 580020. …RESPONDENTS THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED COMPLAINT, FIR REGISTERED IN GHANTIKERI PS CRIME NO.36/2023 AND CHARGE SHEET SUBMITTED AND ALL CONSEQUENTIAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 1 ST ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, HUBBALLI IN CC NO.11613/2023 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 323, 354, 504, 506 R/W 34 OF IPC 1860 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:926 CRL.P No. 100725 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: 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 “Herein the Advocate for Petitioner mast respectfully submit as under: The Petitioner herein had filed this Criminal Petition challenging impugned proceeding, before the trial court, However during the pendency of this Petition the trial court has acquitted the Petitioner of the alleged offences, Consequently, this Petition has become infructuous and is liable to be dismissed. Therefore, it ismost respectfully prayed that the Hon’ble court be pleaded to list this criminal petition on 14.10.2025 in the ends of justice. Hence this memo.” 2. Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC Ct-cmu/LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 5