- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1235 CRL.P No. 101078 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101078 OF 2024 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: PRABHAKAR TAKU GUNAGI AGE. 53 YEARS, OCC. AUTORICKSHAW DRIVER, R/O. KHB COLONY, KARWAR, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581301. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. V.M.BANAKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH U.K. WOMEN PS., REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD-580011. 2. SMT. POOJA W/O. MANJUNATH VERNEKAR AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. INFRONT OF G.K.RAM BUILDING, MANOHAR COMPOUND, HABBUWAD, KARWAR, DIST. UTTAR KANNADA-581301. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T.HANUMAREDDY, AGA FOR R1; NOTICE TO R2 IS SERVED) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO, CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN SPL C.NO.11/2024 (IN KARWAR WOMEN PS CR NO.38/2023) PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND FTSC-I KARWAR, UTTARA KANNADA AND TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CHARGE SHEET AND PROCEEDINGS INITIATED AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ ACCUSED NO.1 IN SPL.C.NO.11/2024, REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 354(A), 504 OF IPC AND U/S 8, 12 OF POCSO ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND FTSC-I, KARWAR, UTTARA KANNADA. B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.01.25 11:20:45 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1235 CRL.P No. 101078 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent No.1-State. Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the petition stating that trial is commenced. The memo is placed on record. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE AC Ct:vh List No.: 2 Sl No.: 53