- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1319 CRL.P No. 101789 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101789 OF 2021 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: THE MANAGER, SUNDARAM FINANCE LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER SRI. HIRESH S/O.KHEMAPPA LAMANI, AGE. 38 YEARS, OCC. MANAGER, R/O.MUJAWAR ARCADE, NEHRU NAGAR, BELAGAVI-590001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAGADISH PATIL,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, THROUGH MALMARUTI P.S. BELAGAVI-590001. 2. SRIHARI S/O. SHIVAJI PAWAR AGE. 38 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O.NO.60, BAZAR GALLI, KHASBAG-SHAHPUR, BELAGAVI-590001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; NOTICE SERVED TO R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN P.C. NO.65/2021 PENDING ON THE FILE OF JMFC-II, BELAGAVI FOR CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.03 12:39:17 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1319 CRL.P No. 101789 of 2021 OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 419, 420, 324, 504, 506, 405, 406, 379 OF IPC R/W 34 OF IPC VIDE ANNEXURE-E1 AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE FIR CRIME NO.62/2021 DATED 25.07.2021 CAME TO BE REGISTERED BY MALMARUTI P.S. U/S 506, 34, 504, 379, 406, 419, 420, 324 AND 405 OF IPC VIDE ANNEXURE-H, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 seeking withdrawal of the petition. The memo reads as under: "The Advocate for petitioner most respectfully submits as under: The Complainant (Respondent No.2 in the present Criminal Petition) has filed an application under Section 257 of Cr.P.C., in P.C.No.65/2021 on the file of learned II J.M.F.C. Belagavi, at Belagavi on 07/03/2022 and the same has been accepted on 07/03/2022, hence the present petition doesn’t survive for consideration, hence this memo. Wherefore, it is most humbly prayed before this Hon’ble Court that, it may be pleased to dispose the present petition in the interest of justice and equity. ” - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1319 CRL.P No. 101789 of 2021 Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as it has rendered infructuous. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SMM CT:CMU LIST NO.: 3 SL NO.: 33