- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2199 CRL.P No. 102944 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102944 OF 2022 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: 1. SHEETALKUMAR MANERE AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, S/O. SHRI SUDHAKAR MANERE, R/O. 20/783/2, NARAYNI, YESH LAXMI HALL ROAD, ICHALKHARANJI, DIST. KOLHAPUR 416115, MAHARASHTRA. 2. JYOTI SHEETALKUMAR MANERE AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, W/O. SHRI SHEETALKUMAR MANERE, R/O. 20/783/2, NARAYNI, YESH LAXMI HALL ROAD, ICHALKHARANJI, DIST. KOLHAPUR 416115, MAHARASHTRA. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. A.B. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HUBBALLI SUB URBAN POLICE STATION, HUBBALLI, TQ. HUBBALLI, DISTRICT. DHARWAD 580029, PRESENTLY TRANSFERRED AND INVESTIGATED BY CID. 2. SACHIN PATIL S/O SHIVAJI AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. EMPLOYEE IN PRIVATE SECTOR, CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.13 12:47:13 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2199 CRL.P No. 102944 of 2022 KALBURGI GREENS, VISHVESHWAR NAGAR, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD 580032, KARNATAKA. 3. MR. SANJAY DANCHAND GHODAWAT AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O. SUSHREYA, 2549, YASHWANT, CO OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY, JAISINGPUR, TAL. SHIROL, DIST. KOLHAPUR 416101 MAHARASHTRA, ADDRESS AS PER FIR, KALBURGI GREENS, VISHVESHWAR NAGAR, HUBBALLI, DHARWAD CITY 580032, KARNATAKA. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. GANAPATI M. BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI. BAHUBALI A. DANAWADE, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO QUASH THE FIR, INVESTIGATION AND ALL PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME NO.48/2017, REGISTERED AT P.S. HUBBALI SUB-URBAN, HUBBALLI, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES U/S 406, 420, 465, 471, 467 AND 468 OF IPC, PENDING IN THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, AT HUBBALLI. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2199 CRL.P No. 102944 of 2022 The memo reads as under: "The Petitioners herein are respectfully submits as under: That, in the top noted petition, the petitioners herein have challenged the registration of complaint in Crime No.48/2017 registered under Section 406, 420, 465, 468, 471 of IPC by the Hubli Sub-Urban P.S., wherein the petitioners have subsequently been arraigned as accused. That, now in view of change of circumstances viz; filing of charge sheet in Crime No.48/2017 by the Respondent No.1/CID/State, the petitioners want to withdraw the petition with liberty to file a fresh petition and pray to this Hon’ble Court to grant liberty to take all contentions left open for challenging the FIR, Charge Sheet and Supplementary Charge Sheet in accordance with law, in the interest of justice and equity. 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.: 34