- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9627 CRL.P No. 103010 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 103010 OF 2025 (482(Cr.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MR. KAREPPA VATAVATI S/O SHANKAREPPA VATAVATI, AGE. 32 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O.VENKATAPURA VILLAGE, TQ. MUDALAGI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591312. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAYAKUMAR PATIL, SR. COUNSEL FOR SMT. VIDYAVATI M KOTTURSHETTAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, R/O. KULAGODU P.S., TQ. MUDALAGI DIST. BELAGAVI-591312. 2. MISS LAXMI AVARADI, AGE. 17 YEARS OCC. NIL, D/O: SRI HANAMANTH R/O: VENKATAPURA, TQ: GOKAK, DIST. BELAGAVI-591227 … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S.HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S. 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO CALL FOR RELEVANT RECORDS AND QUASHING THE COGNIZANCE ORDER DATED 05.04.2025 IN SPL. C.NO. 240/2025 ARISING OUT OF KULGOD P.S IN CRIME NO. 12/2025 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC-1 BELAGAVI (POCSO) AT BELAGAVI, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/SEC. 4, 6 OF POSCO ACT, 2012 AND SEC. 376(2)(n) OF IPC. Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.08.04 15:17:13 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9627 CRL.P No. 103010 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned HCGP is directed to accept notice for respondent No.1 2. Learned Senior Counsel after arguing the matter for sometime submits that, at this stage the petition may be dismissed as not pressed, with liberty to the petitioner to avail the remedy as provided under the law at a later stage. 3. The submission is placed on record. 4. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VNP / CT: BCK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 76