- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:982 CRL.P No. 104033 of 2022 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. 104033 OF 2022 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: NINGAPPA S/O. SIDDAPPA MATAGAR AGE. 32 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SHOROL VILLAGE, TQ. MUDHOL, DIST. BAGALKOT-587103. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LINGRAJ MARADI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH NAVANAGAR POLICE STATION, BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENCH AT DHARWAD- 580011. 2. SHIVANAND MALLAPPA TAVALI AGE. 48 YEARS, OCC. ADVOCATE, NAVANAGAR, BAGALKOT, DIST. BAGALKOT-587103. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. SIDDAPPA S. SAJJAN, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN NAVANAGAR POLICE STATION CRIME NO. 0131/2022 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 153, 505(1)(B), 505(1)(C) IPC IN RESPECT PETITIONER/ACCUSED IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:982 CRL.P No. 104033 of 2022 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, 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 seeking withdrawal. The memo reads as under: MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL “The petitioner seeks leave of this Hon’ble Court to file the present memo for withdrawal of the case. The petitioner prays that this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant permission to withdraw the present petition, with the liberty to file a fresh criminal petition in the interest of justice and equity. Wherefore, it is most humbly prayed that this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to dismiss the present petition with the liberty to file a fresh petition in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE RHR/-Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 25