- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8215 CRL.P NO.10948 OF 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO.10948 OF 2024 BETWEEN: ILIYAS K M S/O MOHIDDIN SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, RESIDENT OF KOYANAGARA, NAVUNDA VILLAGE, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI - 576 201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VACHAN G.A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY UDUPI CEN CRIME POLICE STATION, REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. CHAITRA KUNDAPURA D/O BALAKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, RESIDENT OF CHICKENSAL ROAD, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI - 576 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. THEJESH P., HCGP FOR R1 ) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (U/S 528 OF BNNS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN C.C. NO.79/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 67 AND 66(C) OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC., UDUPI. Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:8215 CRL.P NO.10948 OF 2024 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 After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner submit that he may be permitted to withdraw the present Criminal Petition reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file discharge application before the Trial Court. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. Criminal Petition is accordingly disposed of as withdrawn, reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file an appropriate discharge application before the Trial Court, which shall consider the same in accordance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 ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 100