- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26342 CRL.P No. 17549 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17549 OF 2025 BETWEEN: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY RAJAJINAGARA POLICE STATION BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OFFICE OF HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RANGASWAMY R, HCGP) AND: 1. SRI PRAVEEN D. P. S/O PUTTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS R/AT NO. 196, 1ST CROSS 2ND MAIN, KAMALANAGARA BENGALURU - 560 079. 2. XXX …RESPONDENTS THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439(2) CR.PC (FILED U/S 483(3) BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 23.11.2023 IN CRL.MISC.NO.10650/2023 PASSED BY ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-11 BENGALURU AND IN CR.NO.9/2023 REGISTERED BY THE RAJAJINAGAR P.S. FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 3(a) ,6 OF POCSO ACT 2012 AND SEC.376,417,506 OF IPC BY ALLOWING THE PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26342 CRL.P No. 17549 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER 1. Learned HCGP submits that respondent-accused has been acquitted, and therefore, the petition does not survive for consideration. 2. The aforesaid submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as having been rendered infructuous. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK