- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:897 CRL.P No. 104768 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104768 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHASHI NATH S/O RAM JANAM RAY AGE 44 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE SERVICE R/O. EKAWNA VILLAGE, AT POST NIYAQIPUR, SIMRI TEHSIL (TALUKA) BUXAR DISTRICT, BIHAR 802131. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANAND KUMAR ASHTEKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY POLICE INSPECTOR, HOSPET RURAL POLICE STATION, HOSPET, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH 580001. 2. SHARANABASAVA K. S/O BASAVANAGOUDA K. AGE 34 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE SERVICE, R/O. 4TH WARD, NEAR BASAVANNA TEMPLE, KUREKOPPA VILLAGE SANDUR TALUKA, BALLARY DISTRICT 583123. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; NOTICE TO R2 DISPENSED WITH) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C.1973 (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASHING THE CHARGE SHEET DATED 07.08.2023 FILED BY THE HOSPET RURAL POLICE STATION IN CRIME NO. 79/2023 AND THE CONSEQUENTIAL ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED IN C.C. NO. 4416/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., HOSAPETE, PRODUCED VIDE DOCUMENT NO. 03, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SEC. 279, 337, 304(A), 403 OF IPC AND SEC. 146 R/W 196, 66 R/W 192(A), 5(1) R/W 180, 3 R/W 181 OF INDIAN MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:897 CRL.P No. 104768 of 2025 AS AGAINST THE PRESENT PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO. 2 IS CONCERNED. 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 for withdrawal. The memo reads as under: MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL “Herein the memo filed on behalf of the petitioner is as under: That, the petitioner does not wish to prosecute the present petition and hence seeks liberty to withdraw the petition, reserving the liberty to urge the grounds of the present petition before the trial Court. Hence, this memo.” 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 Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as prayed for.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.: 28