- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8125 WP No. 102453 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T WRIT PETITION NO.102453 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SAMSHAD MAKTUMASAB SAVANUR AGED 44 YEARS OCCUPATION: LABOURER RESIDENT OF CHENNAPUR NOW AT: SOMAVARA PETE, KITTUR - 15 BELAGAVI DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ANWARALI D. NADAF, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. 2. 3. THE STATE BY KITTUR P.S. REPRESENTED BY HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER OFFICE AT DHARWAD HIGH COURT DHARWAD - 580 011. SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL JAIL BELAGAVI HINDALAGA ROAD, GANESHPUR BELAGAVI - 01. AFRIDI RAFIQ AHMAD SARAKAVAS AGED 24 YEARS OCCUPATION: LABOURER RESIDENT OF SOMAVARA PETE KITTUR - 15. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA PATIL, H.C.G.P., FOR R-1 & 2) * * * Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8125 WP No. 102453 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT, F.I.R. AND THE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED IN SPL.C. NO.822/2024 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 64(2)(M) OF THE B.N.S. AND SECTIONS 4 AND 6 OF THE POCSO ACT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI, AT BELAGAVI-FTSC-I. THIS WRIT PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 and 2 are physically present. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission of the Court to withdraw the petition. 3. In view of the memo for withdrawal and supporting submission, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8125 WP No. 102453 of 2025 Registry is directed to return the certified copies of annexed documents to the learned counsel for the petitioner, forthwith. Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE KVK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1