- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36551 CRL.P No. 8518 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 8518 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SHIVU S/O NINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, R/AT NO.147, HAVIDIGARA COLONY, JAI BHUVANESHWARINAGAR, NANDINI LAYOUT, BANGALORE - 560 096. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M. KRISHNE GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA STATE BY NANDINI LAYOUT PS., REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. VICTIM REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER LAKSHMI W/O SHARANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT NO.147, 6TH CROSS, NEAR RAJKUMAR SAMADHI, KANTEERAVANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 096. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K, HCGP) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36551 CRL.P No. 8518 of 2024 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASHING THE FIR AND COMPLAINT AND CHARGE SHEET REGISTERED AGAINST THE PETITIONER BY RESPONDENT POLICE IN CR.NO.98/2024 BY NANDINI LAYOUT POLICE NOW IN SPL.C.NO.894/2024 PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-II, BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 376(2)(n) R/W 34 OF IPC, U/S 5(L) AND 6 OF POCSO ACT AND U/S 9, 10 AND 11 OF CHILD MARRIAGE RESTRAINT ACT. 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 15.09.2025, seeking withdrawal of the criminal petition as not pressed. 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 In view of the said memo, this criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn.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