- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1654 CRL.P No. 104488 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104488 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. CHANDRASHEKHAR S/O KADAPPA MARADI AGE. 63 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O H.NO.281/B, JANATA PLAT ROAD, KOTABAGI POST KOTABAGI TQ. HUKKERI DIST BELAGAVI 591309. 2. SHIVANANDA S/O CHANDRASHEKHAR MARADI AGE. 25 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O H.NO.281/B, JANATA PLOT ROAD, KOTABAGI POST KOTABAGI, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI 591309. 3. GIRIJA W/O CHANDRASHEKHAR MARADI AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O H.NO.281/B, JANATA PLOT ROAD, KOTABAGI POST KOTABAGI, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI 591309. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GANAPATI M. BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY POLICE SUB INSPECTOR HUKKERI POLICE STATION BELAGAVI, R/BY SPP HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH AT DHARWAD 583011. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1654 CRL.P No. 104488 of 2025 2. SMT. PREMA W/O CHINTAMANI BOODANNAVAR AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. H.NO.181, KOTABAGI VILLAGE, TQ. HUKKERI, DIST. BELAGAVI, PRESENTLY R/O NO.356, FLAT NO.202, SRI DATTA KRUPA APARTMENT, NEHARU ROAD, TILAKAWADI, BELAGAVI, TQ. AND DIST. BELAGAVI 591401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE CRIMINAL PETITION FILED U/SEC.528 OF BNSS, 2023 AND QUASH COMPLAINT DATED 14/10/2025 AND ENTIRE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME NO.124/2025 OF HUKKERI POLICE STATION, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF 3RD ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, BELAGAVI FOR AN OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 318(4), 85, 115(2), 352, 351(3), 305(A), 331(3), 331(4), 3(5) OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA (BNS), 2023 AND U/S 3(1)(R)(S), 3(2)(VA) OF THE SC AND ST (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) AMENDMENT ACT, 2015, IN SO FAR AS PETITIONERS HEREIN/ACCUSED NOS.1 TO 3 RESPECTIVELY, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1654 CRL.P No. 104488 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. The memo reads as under: "It is submitted that in the above petition, after issuance of notice to R-2, it shows that she was dead. Wherefore, the petitioners seeks to withdraw the above petition with liberty to approach the Hon’ble High Court on subsequent proceedings including filing of charge sheet, in the interest of justice.” Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SMM, CT:CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 14