IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.B. BAJANTHRI CRIMINAL PETITION NO.7106 OF 2019 Between:
Rangappa S/o Krishnappa, Aged about 67 years, Kanchiganal Village, Channagiri Taluk, Davanagere District – 577 002. …Petitioner (By Sri. M.R. Hiremathad, Advocate) And:
1. State of Karnataka By PSI, Channagiri Police Station, Rep. by State Public Prosecutor, High Court Buildings, Bengaluru – 560 001.
2. Sri. Manjunatha .N S/o Nagaraj .K, Aged 46 years, Panchayath Development Officer, Kanchiganal Gram Panchayath, R/at:Gopalagowda Extn, Shivamogga City – 577 413. ...Respondents (By Sri. R.D. Renukaradhya, HCGP for R1) This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. praying to quash the FIR in Cr. No.162/2019 (Annexure-A), consequently quash the criminal proceedings in Cr. No.162/2019 Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Channagiri, filed by the 1st respondent Channagiri Police P/U/S. 3 of Prevention of Damage of Public Property Act.
This Criminal Petition coming on for Admission, this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition with liberty to challenge the charge sheet.
The aforesaid memo is taken on record.
Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.
Sd/- JUDGE MBM