- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2588 CRL.P No. 105135 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 105135 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. RAMU TORAT AGED 36 YEARS, S/O ASHOK TALUK JAMAKHANDI AT POST SAVALAGI DISTRICT BAGALKOT STAE BAGALKOT, STATE KARNATAKA PIN CODE 587330. 2. MUNAF MOHAMMADGOUS SHEIKH AGED 37 YEARS, S/O MOHAMMADGOUS SHEIKH WARD NO 30, SHANTI NAGAR, JAMKHANDI, DISTRICTN BAGALKOT, STATE KARNATAKA, PIN CODE 587301. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MANOJ J. RAIKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR (L AND O) JAMKHANDI RURAL POLICE STATION, BAGALKOT DISTRICT. REP.BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH. 2. ANAND REVU RATHOD AGED 39 YEARS, FOOD INSPECTOR, JAMKHANDI, DIST. BAGALKOT, R/BY. SPP. HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH. …RESPONDENTS CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.20 12:33:27 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2588 CRL.P No. 105135 of 2025 (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 528 OF BNSS 2023, PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR BEARING NO. 0115/2024 DATED 08.11.2024 REGISTERED BY RESPONDENT NO.1, I.E., JAMAKHANDI RURAL POLICE STATION UNDER SECTIONS 3 AND 7 OF THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (JUNIOR DIVISION) AND JMFC COURT, JAMAKHANDI, BAGALKOT, (ANNEXURE - A), AND ALL SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED AND QUASH THE COMPLAINT DATED 08.11.2024 LODGED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 BEFORE THE RESPONDENT NO.1, I.E., JAMAKHANDI RURAL POLICE STATION AND PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (JUNIOR DIVISION) AND JMFC COURT, JAMAKHANDI, BAGALKOT, (ANNEXURE B) IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED AND DIRECT THE RELEASE OF THE VEHICLE BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER KA-48/A-3382 AND THE GOODS SEIZED THEREIN TO THE PETITIONERS AND ETC.,. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDE (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: "The undersigned advocate for petitioners craves leave of this Hon’ble Court to withdraw this petition in view of the fact that upon filing of the charge sheet in the underlying case, this petition has become infructuous. Hence, it is prayed that the memo be taken on record in the interest of justice and equity and the undersigned advocate be permitted to withdraw the petition.” - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2588 CRL.P No. 105135 of 2025 Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as it has rendered infructuous. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SMM CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 19