- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34983 CRL.P No. 5578 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5578 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI. AJITH. E. S/O LATE ELUMALA AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT NO. 98/2, 6tH MAIN KSRTC LAYOUT, RAGIGUDDA SLUM, J.P. NAGAR 2nd PHASE, BENGALURU - 560 078. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. C.R. RAGHAVENDRA REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY JAYAPRAKASH NAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU, REP. BY SPP, HIGH COURT, BANGALORE - 01. 2. ABHINAYA D/O RAJA AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS, R/AT NO.98/2, 6th MAIN, KSRTC LAYOUT, RAGIGUDDA SLUM J.P. NAGAR 2ND PHASE, BENGALURU - 560 078. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M.R. PATIL, HCGP) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34983 CRL.P No. 5578 of 2024 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CHARGE SHEET FILED AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN SPL.C.C.NO.777/2024 (CR.NO.34/2024) OF RESPONDENT NO.1 JAYAPRAKASH NAGAR POLICE STATION FOR OFFENCE P/U/S 376 OF IPC AND SEC. 6 OF POCSO ACT, 2012 AND SEC. 9 OF PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, 2006 IN SPL.C.C.NO.777/2024, PENDING ON THE FILE OF HONBLE ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-3 AT BENGALURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 04.09.2025, seeking withdrawal of the criminal petition. 2. The memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the said memo, this criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Pending applications, if any, are also disposed off. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE HDK/CT: BHK