- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37704 CRL.P No. 5362 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5362 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI MAHENDRA S/O BADAGI HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT KOTTHURU VILLAGE, NIDAGAL HOBLI, PAVAGADA TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 116. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NARASEGOWDA K.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA SHO, ARASIKERE POLICE, TUMAKURU REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING, BENGALURU-01. 2. SRI.ALLAPPA S/O LATE ALLAPPA @ PAAPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, KOTTURU VILLAGE, NIDAGAL HOBLI, PAAVAGADA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT. -572 116. …RESPONDENTS (BY MISS. ASMA KOUSER, ADDL. SPP.) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:37704 CRL.P No. 5362 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN SPL.C.NO.378/2021 IN CR.NO.78/2021 OF ARASIKERE P.S, TUMAKURU DISTRICT FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 366(A), 376(2)(i)(n), 342, 34 OF IPC R/W PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 4, 6 OF PROTECTIONOF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2012 R/W PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 9 OF THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE (KARNATAKA AMENDMENT) ACT, R/W PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 17 OF PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2012 R/W PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 10 OF THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE (KARNATAKA AMENDMENT), ACT 2016, NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE (FTSC-I), TUMKUR. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo praying to dismiss the petition as not pressed. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as not pressed. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC:List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27