- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11141 CRL.P No. 101787 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101787 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MR. ADITYA S/O NAGESH BANAVALIKAR, AGE. 25 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. DOOR NO.478, BANGLEWADA, BELEKERI, ANKOLA, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581 320. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENKATESH M. KHARVI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY THE U.K. WOMEN POLICE STATION, R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD-580 008. 2. XXXX VICTIM. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. ABHISHEK L. KALLED, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023), PRAYING TO QUASHED THE REGISTRATION OF COMPLAINT AND FIR IN UK WOMAN KARWAR SUB-DIVISION P.S. CRIME NO.0013/2025, ON DATED 13.03.2025 FOR THE OFFENCES UNDER SECTIONS 64, 64(2)(M), 318(2) OF BNS AND SECTIONS 66(E), 67, 67(A) OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2008, PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRL. CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN) AND CJM COURT, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT, KARWAR, AGAINST THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED BY ALLOWING THE PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11141 CRL.P No. 101787 of 2025 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 for the petitioner submits that since the charge sheet has been filed during the pendency of this petition, the petition be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to assail the charge sheet in the manner known to law. 2. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. The Criminal Petition is dismissed as not pressed, with liberty as prayed for. 3. All contentions urged are left open. 4. Pending applications, if any, do not survive for consideration and are accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VNP / CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 75