IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 31^ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103345 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

SRI MAHADEVA S/O. GANGARAM HIREMATH, AGE. 43 YEARS OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. BAVANASOUDATTI, TQ. RAIBAG DIST. BELAGAVI.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SACHCHIDANAND BABAJI PATIL P., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH I.O. KAGWAD POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTORE, HIGH COURT OF DHARWAD.

2. SRI. SUNIL SADASHIV KATTI, AGE 32 YEARS, OCC. FOOD INSPECTOR Dig itally signed by RAKESH S FOOD DEPARTMENT, HARIHAR R/O. KANAK NAGAR, ATHANI, Location: High TQ. ATHANI DIST. BELAGAVI.

Court of Karnataka, …RESPONDENTS Dharwad Bench, (BY SRI. T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA)

Dharwad THIS CRL.P. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. READ WITH SEC.528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C. NO.219 OF 2023 INSOFAR AS IT RELATES TO PETITIONER / ACCUSED NO.1 FOR ALLEGED OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 3 AND 7 OF THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT PENDING BEFORE THE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC., KAGWAD.

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDE