- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:217 CRL.P No. 9963 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9963 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. CHIKKANNA, S/O GOPANNA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST, RESIDENT OF HOSAHATTI, HIREKEREHALLI, MOLAKALMURU TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 535. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A.S. KISHOR KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SRINIVAS N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MOLAKALMURU POLICE STATION CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 535, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SMT. SUMALATA M.T, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, SAKHI ONE STAFF, Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:217 CRL.P No. 9963 of 2024 CENTRE DISTRICT HOSPITAL, CHITRADURGA - 577 502. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VENKAT SATHYANARAYAN, HCGP FOR R1; R2 SERVED - UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.438 OF CR.P.C (U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO DIRECT HIM TO RELEASED ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN SPL. (PO) 30/2024 ON THE FILE OF HONBLE COURT OF THE SPL. II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHITRADURGA, FOR OFFENCES P/U/S 376(2)(n), 376(3) OF IPC, SEC. 4(2), 5(J)(II), 5(L)6(1) OF POCSO ACT, 2012, SEC. 9 OF CHILD MARRIAGE RESTRAINT ACT. 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 petitioner has filed a memo dated 07.01.2025 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the petition as having become infructuous, as the petitioner is already apprehended. 2. The memo is taken on record. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:217 CRL.P No. 9963 of 2024 3. In view of the above said memo, the criminal petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE JY List No.: 3 Sl No.: 1 CT: BHK