- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4663 CRL.P No. 100417 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.100417 OF 2025 (439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: PRABHANJAN S/O. LAXMIDHAR PAL, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC. COOK, R/AT. H.NO.17, GAROYEE VILLAGE, TQ. KORUV, DIST. JAGASTANGPUR, STATE: ODISSA, NOW R/AT. SIDLINGESHWAR COLONY, VIKAS NAGAR, RAIKAR HOUSE, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD-500023. …PETITIONER (BY SRI GOURI SHANKAR MOT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA OLD HUBBALLI POLICE STATION, HUBBALLI, REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD. 2. SHRI PRAMODKUMAR S/O. POKHAR VERMA, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESSMEN, R/AT. POGA VILLAGE, TQ. SARDAR, NOW R/AT. SIDDALINGESHWAR COLONY, VIKAS NAGAR, TQ. HUBBALLI, DHARWAD-580029. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1; R2-NOTICE SERVED) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S. 483 OF BNSS, SEEKING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED ON BAIL AS ATTACHED IN OLD HUBBALLI POLICE STATION CRIME NO.200/2023 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/SECTIONS 377, 506(2) OF IPC, 1860, U/S. 66(E) OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT 2008, U/SECTIONS 4, 6 OF PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2012 WHICH IS NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF COURT OF 2ND ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DHARWAD AND SPECIAL COURT FOR TRIAL OF THE OFFENCES UNDER THE V N BADIGER Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Date: 2025.03.14 15:21:14 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4663 CRL.P No. 100417 of 2025 POCSO ACT AND SC AND ST (POA) ACT, AT DHARWAD IN SPL.SC.NO.86/2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) After addressing the arguments for some time, counsel for the petitioner filed a memo. Memo reads as under: “Herein the advocate for petitioner respectfully submits That in the above case, petitioner wanted to withdraw the said case with liberty to file petition, after conclusion of evidence, in the interest of justice and equity.” Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. SD/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE NAA CT:PA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 13