- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4217 CRL.P No. 8281 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8281 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SRINIVASA SHETTY, S/O KENCHA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS. 2. NAVEEN KUMAR S, S/O SRINIVASA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS. BOHT RESIDING AT: NO. 197, K SHETTAHOBLI, SRIRANGAPATTANA TALUK, MANDYA -571 807. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI MUIZ AHMED KHAN USMANI, ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY NANDINI LAYOUT PS REP. BY APP. 2. SMT. YASHODA, W/O JANARDHAN, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT NO. 63, 3RD MAIN, 7TH CROSS, FARM ROAD, NANDINI LAYOUT, BANGALORE-560 096. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR R-1) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNNS) TO GRANT ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ARREST IN Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: high court of karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4217 CRL.P No. 8281 of 2024 SPL.C.C.NO.2787/2022 ARISING OUT OF CR.NO.72/2022 OF NANDINI LAYOUT POLICE STATION, BANGALORE FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE P/US/ 363, 376, 344 R/W 34 OF IPC AND SEC. 5(L), 6 OF THE POCSO ACT AND U/S 10, 1 OF THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGES ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF FAST TRACK SPL. COURT-II, BANGALORE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners is absent. No representation. 2. Petition under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. and notice was ordered to be issued to respondent No.2 as per the order dated 25.09.2024. PF is not paid till date. Order sheet dated 25.01.2025 reads as under: "Learned counsel for the petitioners is absent. No representation. Process fee for issuance of notice on respondent No.2 is not furnished. List this matter finally, as a last chance, on 30.01.2025." - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4217 CRL.P No. 8281 of 2024 In spite of that PF is not paid for issuance of notice. It appears that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the petition. Hence, the petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE NR/- List No.: 2 Sl No.: 3