- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38255 CRL.P No. 4578 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4578 OF 2024 BETWEEN: AJITH E S/O ELUMALALAI, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT NO. 98/2, 6TH MAIN, KSRTC LAYOUT, RAGGIGUDDA SLUM, JP NAGAR 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 078. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHARATH J.M, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY J.P. NAGARA POLICE STATION, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. VICTIM REP. BY HER MOTHER AMHIKA, W/O RAJAN, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NO. 98/2, 6TH MAIN, KSRTC LAYOUT, RAGGIGUDDA SLUM, J.P NAGAR, 2ND STAGE, BENGALURU - 560 078. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K, HCGP) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38255 CRL.P No. 4578 of 2024 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SPL.C.C.NO.777/2024 OF THE J.P. NAGARA POLICE ON THE FILE OF FTSC-III BENGALURU CITY FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE U/S 376 OF IPC AND SEC. 6 OF POCSO ACT AND SEC. 9 OF PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, 2006, IN RESPECT OF PETITIONER / ACCUSED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has filed a memo dated 18.06.2024, seeking withdrawal of the criminal petition as not pressed. 2. The memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the said memo, this criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Pending applications, if any, are also disposed off. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE HDK CT: BHK