- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2717 CRL.P No. 104627 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION No.104627 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SHANTILAL S/O MAHADEV NAROTE AGE 27 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE/MILKMAN, R/O. ADIHUDI TOTAD VASTI, TQ. JAMKHANDI DIST. BAGALKOT 587330. 2. SACHIN S/O LAXMAN NAROTE AGE 25 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE/MILKMAN, R/O. ADIHUDI TOTAD VASTI, TQ. JAMKHANDI, DIST. BAGALKOT 587330. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GIRISH A. YADAWAD AND SRI. RAHUL KUNTOJI, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA R/BY ITS ASST PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING DHARWAD, THROUGH SAVALAGI POLICE STATION, TQ JAMKHANDI DIST BAGALKOT 587330. 2. APPAJI S/O BHIMANNA HUGAR AGE 37 YEARS, OCC. STATE GOVT. EMPLOYEE, R/O. TAHASILDAR OFFICE JAMKHANDI, DIST BAGALKOT 587301, R/BY HCGP HIGH COURT BUILDING DHARWAD. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEENA Y. DEVAREDDIYAVARA, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE CRIMINAL CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.21 11:44:53 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2717 CRL.P No. 104627 of 2025 PROCEEDINGS IN CC No.0237/2025 (SAVALAGI PS CRIME NO. 0121/2024) INITIATED AGAINST THE PETITIONERS (ACCUSED NOS. 1 AND 2) ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, JAMKHANDI FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/SC. 274 AND 3(5) OF BNS, 2023, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN A UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo for withdrawal. The memo reads as under: "That, the petitioners herein withdrawing the top noted criminal petition with liberty to adduce the evidence and to file the discharge application before the trial Court. Hence, the petition may be disposed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for, in the interest of Justice and Equity.” Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 53