- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36553 CRL.P No. 12363 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. 12363 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. LAXMI @ MARIYAMMA W/O LATE SHARANAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS NAME, AGE AND ADDRESS MENTIONED AS PER CHARGE SHEET (PAGE 26) 14TH CROSS, TARFILE, KALABURGI - 585 102. 2. SMT. MARIYAMMA W/O NINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT 147, HAVIDIGARA COLONY JAI BHUVANESHWARINAGAR NANDINI LAYOUT BANGALORE - 560 096. 3. SRI. NINGAPPA S/O SAHABANNA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/A 147, HAVIDIGARA COLONY JAI BHUVANESHWARINAGAR NANDINI LAYOUT, BANGALORE - 560 096. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. M. KRISHNE GOWDA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36553 CRL.P No. 12363 of 2024 AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA STATE BY NANDINI LAYOUT PS REPTD BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. VICTIM REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER LAKSHMI @ MARIYAMMA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 14TH CROSS, TARFILE, KALBURGI - 585 102 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K, HCGP) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER OF QUASHING THE FIR AND COMPLIANT AND CHARGE SHEET REGISTERED AGAINST THE PETITIONER BY RESPONDENT POLICE IN CRIME NO.98/2024 BY NANDINI LAYOUT POLICE, NOW IN SPL.C.NO.894/2024 PENDING BEFORE THE HONBLE ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC II, BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE CHILD MARRIAGE RESTRIANT ACT SEC. 11, 9, 10, SEC. 5(2), 6 OF POCSO AND U/S 376(2)(n) AND 34 OF IPC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36553 CRL.P No. 12363 of 2024 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 In view of the said memo, this criminal petition is dismissed as withdrawn.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 List No.: 3 Sl No.: 28 CT: BHK