- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7325 CRL.P No. 13713 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13713 OF 2024 (438(Cr.PC) / 482(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHANKAR S/O KRISHNAIAH AGED 26 YEARS, R/AT IRULIGARADODDI VILLAGE, YEREHALLI, KOOTAGAL HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DT - 562 159. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATH B R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RAMANAGARA WOMEN POLICE REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. VICTIM GIRL SINCE MINOR REP HER BY MOTHER SMT. MADEVI W/O LATE CHIKKAMUNIYA AGED MAJOR Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7325 CRL.P No. 13713 of 2024 R/OF BEERATHAMMANAHALLI, GIRIJANAWADI, PANCHAVALLI POST, HUNAGODU HOBLI, HUNASURU TALUK MYSORE DT-571 105. 3. SMT. AMBIKA W/O VEERABHDRAPPA AGED 48 YEARS EMPLOYEE OF CDPO OFFICE, INFRONT OF ZILLA PANCHAYATH BHAVANA, B.M.ROAD, RAMANAGARA - 562 159. …RESPONDENTS (BY MS. ASMA KOUSER, ADDL.SPP FOR R1; R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 438 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN CR.NO.105/2024 OF RAMANAGARA WOMEN POLICE STATION REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 376(2)(n), 376(3) OF IPC AND U/S 4(2), 6 OF POCSO ACT AND U/S 9 OF CHILD MARRIAGE PROHIBITION ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE I ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, RAMANAGARA AND DIRECT HE INVESTIGATING OFFICER OR ANY OTHER OFFICER, WHO IS INVESTIGATING IN THIS MATTER TO RELEASE HIM ON BAIL IN THE EVENT OF HIS ARREST IN THE ABOVE CASE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7325 CRL.P No. 13713 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Learned Additional SPP submits that the petitioner has been apprehended and therefore, this petition has become infructuous. 2. In view of the submission of the learned Additional SPP, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE KBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34 CT:SNN