- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2123 CRL.P No. 103576 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103576 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: DR. JAYARAM CHAVAN S/O MOTILAL CHAVAN AGE. 57 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SERVICES KUSHTAGI (EXECUTIVE OFFICER KUSHTAGI TALUK PANCHAYATH)-583231 NOW AS CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER (ADMINISTRATION) HOSPITAL HUVINADAGALI, PERMANENT ADDRESS, C/O. MOTILAL CHAVAN 3494/1, 4TH MAIN, 5TH CROSS, NEAR ATHANI HIGH SCHOOL, M.C.C. BLOCK 577004, DAVANAGERE, TQ. DIST. DAVANAGERE. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. N.D. GUNDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY LOKAYUKTA P.S. KOPPAL, R/BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING-DHARWAD. 2. SRI. VENKATESH MURNAL AGE. 33 YEARS, OCC. POLICE INSPECTOR, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA, KOPPAL POLICE STATION 583231. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANTOSH B. MALAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO QUASH ORDER DATED 09.08.2016 PASSED BY PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE KOPPAL IN SPL. C.C. (PC). NO- 7/2016 THEREBY TAKING COGNIZANCE FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 13(1)(C) R/W 13 (2) OF PREVENTION Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2026.02.12 16:10:50 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2123 CRL.P No. 103576 of 2025 OF CORRUPTION ACT. AND 406, 409, 420, 465, 468, 471,120B, R/W 149 OF IPC, AND ALL FURTHER CONSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS THERETO, IN CRIME NO. 04/2013 AT LOKAYUKTHA POLICE STATION KOPPAL AND ALLOW THE ABOVE CRIMINAL PETITION, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL 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 OF WITHDRAWAL The counsel for petitioner is submits that may kindly permitted to withdraw the above petition with liberty to raise all the grounds before the court below. Hence, this memo.” 2. Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC, CT:CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 73