- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14049 CRL.P No. 4272 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4272 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MR . MOHAN CHANDRA LOHAR, S/O LATE BOLANATH LOHAR, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, # 23, APC LAYOUT, 1ST CROSS, VIDYARANYAPURA, BANGALORE - 560 097. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ANIL THOMAS, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY JAYANAGARA POLICE, BENGALURU - 560 011 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. RANA PRASAD SAHU, S/O NAYAN PRASAD, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, FLAT NO. 301, SMR HEIGHTS, 8TH CROSS, CHURCH ROAD, NEW THIPPASANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 075. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.V. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14049 CRL.P No. 4272 of 2025 THIS CRL.P FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER INITIATED BY THE RESPONDENT POLICE AS ACCUSED IN SPL.C.C.NO.112/2025 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 8,9(e),9(L),10,12 OF POCSO ACT ON THE FILE OF THE HONBLE FTSC-1 COURT BENGALURU CITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw this petition reserving liberty to approach this Court after cross-examination of the victim. Submission is placed on record. * petition is dismissed as withdrawn, reserving liberty as sought for. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE AP CT:TSM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32 * Deleted /corrected vide chamber order dated 23.04.2025