- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9815 CRL.P No. 103434 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. 103434 OF 2024 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SANTOSH S/O KUMAR KOPPADA @ RAJU KOPPAD, AGE. 21 YEARS, OCC. STUDENT, R/O. HALAGERI VILLAGE, TQ. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOTE-587 201. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJA RAGHAVENDRA V. NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH KERUR P.S. BAGALKOTE DISTRICT, R/BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENCH AT DHARWAD-580 011. 2. VIJAYLAKSHMI W/O KUMAR KHAJJIDONI, AGE. 39 YEARS, OCC. HOUSE WIFE, R/O. HALAGERI VILLAGE, TQ. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOTE-587 201. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 21.04.2022 PASSED BY THE JJ BOARD BAGALKOTE WITH RESPECT TO TRANSFERRING OF THE MATTER AGAINST THE CCL/PETITIONER TO THE CHILDREN’S COURT REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 376, 376(1), 376(2)(N), 376(3), 506(2) OF IPC AND SECTION 4, 6 AND 14 OF POCSO ACT AND UNDER SECTION 18(3) OF JJ ACT PENDING BEFORE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE/DESIGNATED CHILDREN’S COURT IN SPL. CASE NO.79/2022 AT BAGALKOT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9815 CRL.P No. 103434 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petition may be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to prefer a criminal revision petition as provided under law. Submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. All contentions are left open. Registry is directed to return certified copy of the documents, if any, after retaining a photostat copy of the same. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE RSH / CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 8