- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9948 CRL.P No. 101715 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101715 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. MANJUNATH S/O SIDDAPPA BASARIGIDAD, AGE. 28 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SIDLABAVI VILLAGE, TQ. YELBURGA-583 236, DIST. KOPPAL. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. N.D. GUNDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY BEVOOR POLICE STATION, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD-580 001. 2. SRI. RAMANNA S/O RAJAPPA ADIN, AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SHIDLABHAVI VILLAGE-583 236, TQ. YELBURGA, DIST. KOPPAL. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. ANAND R. KOLLI, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FIELD UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 28.03.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE FTSC-I, KOPPAL IN SPL. S.C. POCSO NO.18/2024 THEREBY TAKING COGNIZANCE AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 363, 344, 376(2)(N), 506 OF IPC AND SECTION 6 OF POCSO ACT 2012 AND SECTIONS 3(1)(W), 3(1)(S), 3(2)(VA) OF THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES) ACT 1989, IN CRIME NO.07/2024 AND ALLOW THE CRIMINAL PETITION, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9948 CRL.P No. 101715 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petition may be dismissed as not pressed. 2. The submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as not pressed. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VNP / CT: BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 64