- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2490 CRL.P No. 105366 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 105366 OF 2025 (439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: BHARAT CHANDRAKANT KATAKAR AGE. 39 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. ASHTA, TQ. VALAVA, DIST. SANGLI, MAHARASHTRA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. IRANAGOUDA K. KABBUR, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH PSI ATHANI P.S., R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BENCH DHARWAD. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 483 OF BNSS, PRAYING TO THAT THE PETITION MAY BE ALLOWED AND THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.5 MAY BE RELEASED ON REGULAR BAIL, IN C.C. NO.1566/2025 (ATHANI PS CRIME NO.335/2025), PENDING BEFORE PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMC COURT, ATHANI FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 309(5) OF BNS 2023 AND 25(1A), 25(1B) AND 27(2) OF ARMS ACT, 1959, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.19 12:38:58 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2490 CRL.P No. 105366 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) The learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. The memo reads as under: "Herein the counsel for the Petitioner most humbly submits as under: That, the counsel for the Petitioner is hereby withdrawing the above mentioned Criminal petition, filed before this Hon’ble Court, with the liberty to file fresh petition, in the ends of justice. Hence, this memo.” Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.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.: 24