- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:661 CRL.P No. 105281 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 105281 OF 2025 (439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI. APPAYYA S/O RACHAYYA MATHAPATHI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/BY SHRI PRABHU TEMPLE, R/O. TERADAL 587315 TQ. RABAKAVI-BANAHATTI, DIST. BAGALKOT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ASHOK R. KALYANSHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ATHANI PS BELAGAVI BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ADVOCATE GENERAL OFFICE, HIGH COURT PREMISES, DHARWAD 580 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S. 483 OF BNSS, 2023, PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED ON BAIL IN ATHANI PS CR.NO. 463/2024 (SC NO. 10015/2025) ON THE FILE OF XI ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE BELAGAVI SITTING AT ATHANI, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/SEC. 332(B), 103(1), 238 OF BNS 2023, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:661 CRL.P No. 105281 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for the petitioner filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. The memo reads as under: "The Advocate for petitioner prays to withdraw the petition with liberty to approach Sessions Court, in the interest of justice and equity.” Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SMM CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 13