- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27405 WP No. 21490 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI WRIT PETITION NO. 21490 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: NIKIL HEGDE AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, S/O NITYNANDA HEGDE, NO 489, 9TH CROSS, BHARATH NAGAR, 2ND STAGE, BEL LAYOUT, MAGADI ROAD, BENGALURU 560 091. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. H. PAVANA CHANDRA SHETTY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE PRL. SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. POLICE INSPECTOR, CENTRAL CEN POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY. 3. AVANI SAHAJPAL, C/O SURENDER KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT DEEL INC, SUBSIDIARY DEEL FOR PVT LTD, Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27405 WP No. 21490 of 2025 NO 7, LEELA LAND MARK, 2ND FLOOR, 1ST CROSS, 3RD MAIN, ASHWINI LAYOUT, EJIPURA, BENGALURU CITY 560 047. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A. QUASH THE IMPUGNED REMAND ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED 45TH ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU CITY DATED 15.07.2025 IN CRIME NO.0189/2025 REGISTERED ON 04.06.2025 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 66(D), 66(C) OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2008 AND SECTIONS 318(2), 318(4) OF THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the petition reserving liberty to file/seek any other remedy in accordance with law. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27405 WP No. 21490 of 2025 2. In the light of the same, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Liberty is reserved to file such petition, if so advised and permissible under law. 3. In view of the disposal of the petition, pending application/s, if any, stands disposed off, as no separate order is required. Sd/- (J.M.KHAZI) JUDGE KBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24