- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1556 CRL.P No. 101395 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101395 OF 2022 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. MANTAPPA S/O BASAPPA HULAGERI AGE. 68 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED EMPLOYEE AGRICULTURE ASSISTANT TALUK WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT R/O. HUNGUND, TQ. HUNGUND, DIST. BAGALKOT-587118. 2. VIJAYKUMAR S/O HANAMAGOUDA GOUDAR AGE. 57 YEARS, OCC. JUNIOR ENGINEER, PWD SUB DIVISION, R/O. HUNGUND, TQ. HUNGUND, DIST. BAGALKOT-587118. 3. SURESH S/O NINGAPPA GOUDAR AGE. 59 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ZILLZ PANCHAYAT SUB DIVISION, R/O. HUNGUND, TQ. HUNGUND, NOW AT DHARWAD, DIST. DHARWAD-580008. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. P.N. HOSAMANE, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, BAGALKOTE, REPRESENTED BY SPL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH-580011. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ANIL KALE, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS OF COURT BELOW AND SET CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.04 16:17:28 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1556 CRL.P No. 101395 of 2022 ASIDE ORDER DATED 23.12.2021 BY ALLOWING THE PETITIONERS APPLICATION FILED U/S 227 OF CR.P.C., AS PER ANNEXURE-D AND QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDING IN SPECIAL CASE NO.39/2013 (BAGALKOT LOKAYUKTA P.S. CR.NO.09/2007) PENDING BEFORE THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BAGALKOT IN FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 13(1)(c) R/W SECTION 13(2) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT AND SECTION 468 R/W 34 OF IPC IN RESPECT OF PRESENT PETITIONERS, (ACCUSED NO.3, 7, 9), IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal. The memo reads as under: "Herein the petitioners in the case submit as under: The petitioners in this case are not interested to proceed with the case and intends to withdraw the present petition. The petitioner’s intends to not press the present petition. Keeping open the liberty to the petitioners, the present criminal petition may kindly be dismissed as not pressed in the interest of justice.” Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV, CT:CMU/LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 40