- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20259 CRL.P No. 6895 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6895 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS) BETWEEN: AKEEB ALAM @ SHEIK AKEEB ALAM, SHEIK AKEEB ALAM, S/O. ABDUL VAYUB, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, R/O 2ND CROSS, THAVARAGERE, SABDHARIYABAD MOHALLA, MANDYA CITY – 571 403. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARIPRASAD M. B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MANDYA WOMEN POLICE STATION, MANDYA SUBDIVISION, MANDYA. REPRESENTED BY THE STATE SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU – 560 001 2. SULTHANA KHANAM, W/O. ASHRAF KHAN, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC.: HOUSEWIFE, R/O. V.V. LAYOUT, GUTTHALU COLONY, MANDYA CITY – 571 403 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO DECLARE THE ARREST OF THE PETITIONER DATED 29.01.2024 IN CR.NO.81/2023 REGISTERED BY Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20259 CRL.P No. 6895 of 2025 THE RESPONDENT MANDYA WOMEN POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 363, 366, 354(A), 354(D), 506, 376(2)(n), 376(3), 305 U/S 4, 6 AND 12 OF THE POCSO ACT, U/S 67(B) OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, AS ILLEGAL AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE RESPONDENT POLICE TO RELEASE THE PETITIONER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be dismissed as withdrawn. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. In view of the aforesaid submission, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with a direction to the Trial Court to dispose of the proceedings within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37