- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7703 CRL.P No. 101995 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL PETITION NO.101995 OF 2025 (439 OF Cr.PC/483 OF BNSS) BETWEEN: SHIRAJUDDIN @ SHIRAJ S/O. MAINUDDIN BASHASAB SOUDAGAR, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCCUPATION: DRIVER, R/O. SUDERJI BUILDING, TIPPU NAGAR ROAD, KALMESHWARNAGAR, OLD HUBBALLI, PIN-580024. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SADIK KANVI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY OLD HUBBALLI P.S, DIST. DHARWAD, REP. BY THE S.P.P, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580011. 2. ANNAPURNA W/O. CHANDRASHEKHAR BADAPPANNAVAR, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: SECURITY, R/O. HEGGERI, MARUTHI NAGAR, CHAVAHAN LAYOUT, OLD HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD, PIN-580024. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. G. B. PATIL, ADV. FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S.439 OF CR.P.C. (483 OF BNSS), SEEKING TO GRANT REGULAR BAIL TO THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED IN OLD HUBBALLI PS CRIME NO.54/2025, PENDING BEFORE THE II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DHARWAD AND SPECIAL COURT FOR THE TRIAL OF OFFENCES UNDER THE POCSO ACT AND SC/ST (POA) ACT FOR THE ALLEGED Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7703 CRL.P No. 101995 of 2025 OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S.4(2) AND 12 OF THE POCSO ACT, 2012 AND SECTION 5 OF THE SC/ST (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT, 1989, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE EQUITY. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) Learned counsel for the petitioner filed a memo for withdrawal and contended that since charge-sheet is filed before the trial Court, petitioner be permitted to withdraw the petition with a liberty to file fresh petition. In view of the memo and supporting submission, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. However, liberty as sought for is granted to the petitioner. Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE AM /CT-AN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30