- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25731 CRL.P No. 809 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 809 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SMT. BHARATHAMMA R (A1) W/O RAMESH B.C., AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, PRINCIPAL OF MURAJI DESAI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, YALAVAHALLI, MALUR, KOLAR-563130 AND R/AT POOVANDAHALLI, KASABA HOBLI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. NANJUNDA GOWDA M.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MASTHI POLICE STATION, KOLAR, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BENGALURU-560001. 2. SRI. SHIVAKUMAR V S/O LATE M. VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, GOVT. OFFICIAL GAZETTED, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, MALUR, KOLAR-563130 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR RESPONDENT NO.1) Digitally signed by MARKONAHALLI RAMU PRIYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25731 CRL.P No. 809 of 2024 THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN CRIME NO.208/2023 OF MASTHI POLICE STATION NOW WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, KOLAR FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 3(1)(j) OF SC/ST PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES ACT, 1989, SECTION 66 OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 AND SECTION 8 OF THE PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THEIR REHABILITATION, ACT, 2013. 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 Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition. 2. In view of the above, this petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE PMR List No.: 3 Sl No.: 3