- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31435 CRL.P No. 11854 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11854 OF 2025 BETWEEN: DARSHAN S/O. NIJALINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, DRIVER, R/AT SANGENAHALLI, HIRIYUR TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577599 (SOLE ACCUSED NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S. G. RAJENDRA REDDY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BY HIRIYUR TOWN POLICE STATION, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, REPTD. BY S.P.P., HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. LAKSHMIDEVI D.K. D/O. KENCHANNA, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, R/AT DYAGERAHALLI VILLAGE, SIRA TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572137 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA., HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31435 CRL.P No. 11854 of 2025 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE HIM ON BAIL IN CRIME NO.191/2024 OF HIRIYUR TOWN POLICE STATION, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE SPECIAL, 2ND ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHITRADURGA IN SPL.C.NO (POCSO) NO.142/2024 FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 3(2)(V), 3(2)(v-a) OF SC AND ST (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES ACT 1989, U/S 4, 5(L), 5(j), 6 OF PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2012 AND U/S 376(2)(n), 506 OF IPC PENDING THE TRIAL. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Office has raised an objection regarding maintainability of the petition. 2. In view of the invocation of the Provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, (for brevity, SC/ST (POA) Act), learned counsel submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the petition, with liberty to file an appeal challenging the order passed by the learned Sessions Judge dated 17.07.2025, dismissing the bail petition. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31435 CRL.P No. 11854 of 2025 3. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, reserving liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal. 4. Office is directed to return the certified copies of all the documents furnished along with the petition, retaining photocopies of the same today. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7