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DIST. BELAGAVI v. NOTICE TO R2 SERVED)

CRL.P No. 101740 of 2025VENKATESH NAIK T2 min read

Case at a glance

Outcome

Dismissed

In view of the memo, the criminal petition is dismissed

Key paragraphs

  • Para 22. SHRI MAHESH S/O. NARAYAN SHIMANAGOUDAR, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: FARMER, R/O. DEVALATTI, TQ. KHANAPUR, DIST. BELAGAVI, PIN CODE-590001. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; NOTICE TO R2 SERVED) …RESPONDENTS THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S.528 OF…

Judgment

BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101740 OF 2025 (482 OF Cr.PC/528 OF BNSS) BETWEEN: SHRI RAVI BALAPPA MADAR, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS & SOCIAL WORKER, R/O. VTC MUNDEWADI, TAL: KHANAPUR, DIST. BELAGAVI-591302. (BY SHRI VISHWANATH V. BADIGER, ADVOCATE) AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, PRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, AT. DHARWAD-580002, THROUGH KHANAPUR P.S.

Operative part

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SHRI MAHESH S/O. NARAYAN SHIMANAGOUDAR, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: FARMER, R/O. DEVALATTI, TQ. KHANAPUR, DIST. BELAGAVI, PIN CODE-590001. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; NOTICE TO R2 SERVED) …RESPONDENTS THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S.528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND QUASH THE FIR AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.6 IN CONNECTION WITH CRIME NO.277/2024 REGISTERED BY KHANAPUR P.S FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 109, 115(2), 118(1), 118(2), 126(2), 140(1), 189(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 329(3), 352, 353(2), 189(2) AND RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:8918 CRL.P No. 101740 of 2025 HC-KAR 249 OF BNSS 2023 ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC KHANAPUR, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal of the criminal petition. Memo which is placed on record reads as under: ” That in the top noted petition, the I.O Khanapur P.S has submitted the charge sheet before the Prl. Civil Judge & JMFC, Khanapur and accordingly the learned Trial Judge taken the cognizance has taken the Accused No.1 to 6 for the offence punishable U/sec.126(2), 329(3), 140(1), 115(2), 118(1), 118(2), 352, 351(2), 109(1), 249(b) R/W Sec.3(5) of BNS. And directed to register the case in C.C. No.427/2025. Hence petitioner is seeking withdrawal of the petition, hence the petitioner most humbly prays to this Hon’ble Court may kindly be permit to withdraw of petition as not pressed with liberty to file fresh petition by challenging the charge sheet in C.C. No.427/2025 on the file of Prl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Khanapur in the interest of justice and equity.” - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:8918 CRL.P No. 101740 of 2025 HC-KAR In view of the memo, the criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought for. Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE AC AC /CT-AN List No.: 2 Sl No.: 33

Questions this judgment answers

What did the Court decide in this case?

The Court recorded the following disposition: In view of the memo, the criminal petition is dismissed

Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 528; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 3(5).

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