- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1771 CRL.P No. 104159 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 05TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION No.104159 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: 1. MAHESH KUMAR @ MAHESH NAYAK S/O. VIRUPANNA @ VEERUPANNA AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. VENKATACHARY VAKIL LAYOUT GANGAVATHI, TQ: GANGAVATHI DIST KOPPAL-583227. 2. SAROJA DEVI @ SAROJA W/O. VIRUPANNA @ VEERUPANNA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD, R/O. VENKATACHARY VAKIL LAYOUT GANGAVATHI, TQ: GANGAVATHI, DIST: KOPPAL-583227. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. NAGANGOUDA M. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH GANGAVATHI TOWN POLICE STATION, KOPPAL REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD-580001. 2. SMT. LALITAMMA W/O. BHEEMESH AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: LABOURER, R/O. WARD NO.28 HIREJANTAKAL TQ: GANGAVATHI DIST: KOPPAL-583227. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, R1; SRI. A.M. GUNDAWADE, ADVOCATE FOR R2) CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.07 12:01:23 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1771 CRL.P No. 104159 of 2025 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C. NO.2298/2025 (ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.183/2024 BEFORE GANGAVATHI TOWN PS) PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC GANGAVATHI, KOPPAL FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 115(2), 118(1), 74, 351(2), 352, AND 3(5) OF BNS, BY ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION OF THESE PETITIONERS. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for the petitioners filed the memo which reads as under: “The petitioners respectfully submit as under: That, the petitioners intend to withdraw the present Criminal petition and file necessary application for discharge before trial Court. As such, this Hon’ble Court my kindly be pleased to permit the petitioners to dismiss as withdraw the above Criminal Petition, reserving liberty to file an appropriate application for discharge before the Trial Court, in accordance with law. Hence, this memo.” 2. Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm CT:ANB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 67