- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8590 CRL.P No. 2626 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2626 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS) BETWEEN: MAHAMMED MAHEEZ, AGED ABOUT 16 YEARS, REP. BY FATHER: MR. ABDUL AZEEZ, R/AT KARMAYAI HOUSE, 102, NEKKILADI VILLGE, MARDHALA, KADABA TALUK, D. K. – 574 230. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABDUL ANSAR P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY KADABA POLICE STATION, DAKSHINA KANNADA, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUOTR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BUILDING – 01. 2. YAKSHITHA D/O HONNAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 16 YEARS, REP. BY FATHER HONNAPPA GOWDA, R/O MUDYARU HOUSE, 102, NEKKILADI GRAMA, KADABA TALUK, D. K. – 574 221. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. THEJESH P., HCGP FOR R-1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN Digitally signed by LEELAVATHI S R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:8590 CRL.P No. 2626 of 2025 JC.NO.19/24 (CRIME NO.80/2024) REGISTERED BY KADABA POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S. 354A, 506 IPC AND SECTION 8 AND 12 OF POCSO ACT PENDING ON THE FILE OF HON’BLE JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD, MANGALORE D.K. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the Criminal Petition. 2. The said submission is placed on record. 3. The Petition is accordingly disposed of as withdrawn reserving liberty in favour of the petitioner to file an appropriate discharge application before the Trial Court, who shall consider the same, in accordance with law. All rival contentions on all aspects of the matter are kept open and no opinion is expressed on the same. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC: List No.: 2 Sl No.: 133