- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10533 CRL.P No. 9520 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9520 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: SHARATH KUMAR C, S/O CHANDRAPPA, STUDENT, AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS, R/O BHARAMAGIRI VILLAGE, HIRIYUR TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT 577 599. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAMESH K R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HIRIYURU TOWN POLICE HIRIYURU SUB DIVISION, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. KUMARI MAHALAKSHMI D/O THYARAPPA AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS HARISHINAGUNDI VILLAGE HIRIYUR TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT 577 599. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAJATH SUBRAMANYA ADV FOR R1 SRI.PRAKASH M. H. ADV FOR R2) THIS CRL.P FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNNS) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED FIR REGISTERED BY THE R-1 POLICE AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN CRIME NO. 148/2024 OF HIRIYURU TOWN POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENSES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 354(A), 354(D), 376(2)(h), 376(2)(n) AND 506 OF I.P.C R/W 66E OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000, AT ANNX-A. Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10533 CRL.P No. 9520 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Learned HCGP for respondent - State. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners files a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the petition, reserving liberty to file a petition afresh challenging the charge sheet. 3. Memo is placed on record. 4. Accordingly, petition is dismissed as withdrawn, reserving liberty as sought for. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE TIN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35