IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103080 OF 2023 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

PARASHURAM S/O. BHAIRAPPA KAMBLE, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: ANANTHAPUR, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 304.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI MANOJ N. BIKKANNAVAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, AT DHARWAD, (THROUGH EXCISE ATHANI SUB DIVISION)

Digitally signed by VISHAL PIN CODE – 591 304.

NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High …RESPONDENT Court of Karnataka (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA)

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C SEEKING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH C.C. NO. 3458/2023 (CRIME NO. 84/2022) REGISTERED BY KARNATAKA EXCISE DEPARTMENT ATHANI SUB DIVISION FOR AN OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 14,15,32(1) OF KARNATAKA EXCISE ACT 1965 PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC ATHANI BY ALLOWING THE CRIMINAL PETITION AND ETC., THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THERIEN AS UNDER:

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA)

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