- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24859 CRL.P No. 9498 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9498 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS) BETWEEN: GOVINDARAJU @ G. RAJU @ GULLAPPA S/O MUNISWAMY G., AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS (AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS AS ON TODAY), R/AT JANATHA COLONY, MALLENAHALLI VILLAGE, BIDIRAGUPPE POST, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUKE, BANGALORE – 562 107 AS PER AADHAR CARD R/AT MARAMMA TEMPLE ROAD, JANATHA COLONY, BIDIRAGUPPE, BANGALORE KARNATAKA – 562 107 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KEMPARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ATTIBELE POLICE STATION, BANGALORE. REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. SMT. AMBIKA W/O MANJUNATHA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT MALLENAHALLI DINNE, MALLENAHALLI VILLAGE, ATTIBELE HOBLI, ANEKAL TALUKE, BANGALORE – 562 107 …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24859 CRL.P No. 9498 of 2025 (BY SMT. SOWMYA R., HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER BY THE REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 ATTIBELE P.S. IN SPL.C.NO.77/2025 (CR.NO.462/2024) FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 8,12 OF POCSO ACT PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON’BLE ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC-1 BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT AT BENGALURU CITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, 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 he may be permitted to withdraw the Petition. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. The Petition is accordingly disposed of as withdrawn reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file an appropriate discharge application before the Trial Court, who shall consider the same, in accordance with law. All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 3 Sl No.: 21