- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2287 CRL.P No. 104381 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104381 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. LEETAVATI @ LILAVATHI W/O. B. BASAVARAJAPPA AJJAMPUR, AGE. 60 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEHOLD R/O. SPK ROAD, BEHIND MARKANDESHWAR TEMPLE DAVANAGERE-577002, TQ./DIST. DAVANAGERE. 2. SHRI PRAVEEN S/O B. BASAVARAJAPPA AJJAMPUR AGE. 38 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE R/O. SPK ROAD, BEHIND MARKANDESHWAR TEMPLE, DAVANAGERE-577002, TQ./DIST. DAVANAGERE. 3. SHRI VISHWANATH S/O. MAHARUDRAPPA HADIMANI AGE. 43 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE R/O. R.M.LOHIYA NAGAR, UDYAMANAGAR, GOKUL ROAD, HUBBALLI-580031, TQ. HUBBALLI DIST. DHARWAD. 4. SHRI SANTOSH V.U. S/O. VEERABHADRAPPA C. UPPIN AGE. 47 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE R/O. MAHATMA GANDHI MAIN ROAD, DAVANAGERE-577001 TQ.DIST. DAVANAGERE. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.16 16:23:16 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2287 CRL.P No. 104381 of 2025 5. SMT. ANASUYA MANJUNATH B.P., W/O. MANJUNATH B.P. AGE. 52 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE R/O. HOSA BANDARAHALLI, BHADRAVATI-577301, TQ. BHADRAVATI DIST. SHIVAMOGGA. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHRIHARSH A.NEELOPANT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR, RATTIHALLI POLICE STATION, RATTIHALLI-58, TQ. HIREKERUR, DIST. HAVERI, THROUGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DHARWAD. 2. BHASKAR G. HADIMANI AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC.PRIVATE JOB, R/O. TUMMINAKATTI VILLAGE, TQ.RANEBENNUR, DIST.HAVERI, NOW AT BENGALURU. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR N.K., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 528 OF BNSS, 2023, SEEKING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED INITIATION OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN CC NO.729/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE (JR.DN) AND JMFC, HIREKERUR ITINERARY CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, RATTIHALLI FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 189(3), 191(2), 329(3), 324(2), 352, 351(2) AND 190, 238 OF BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 AS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NO.1, 2 AND 4 TO 6 ARE CONCERNED, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2287 CRL.P No. 104381 of 2025 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: “The petitioner has preferred the above criminal petition. The petitioner prays this Hon’ble Court to permit the petitioner to withdraw the petition with liberty to file discharge application before trial Court. Hence, this memo.” 2. Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE CLK CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 34