- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27663 CRL.P No. 1091 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1091 OF 2021 BETWEEN: STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH CHAMARAJANAGAR EAST POLICE STATION REP BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI M.R.PATIL, HCGP) AND: PRASANNA S/O LATE KRISHNA AGE: 23 YEARS HONGANURU VILLAGE CHAMARAJANAGAR TALUK CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT-571 313. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI TIMMAPPA NAIK, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 14.10.2019 IN SPL.CASE NO.270/2019 PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHAMARAJANAGAR THE OFFENCES UNDER SECTIONS 366, 376(n) OF IPC AND SECTIONS 4, 6, 8, 12 OF THE POCSO ACT AND SECTIONS 9, 10 OF THE CHILD MARRIAGE PROHIBITION ACT. Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27663 CRL.P No. 1091 of 2021 THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Challenging order denying a request by Public Prosecutor to treat prosecutrix as hostile and for cross-examination, this petition is filed. 2. It is submitted by learned HCGP that during pendency of above matter, main trial ended in acquittal by order dated 12.06.2023 rendering above petition infructuous. He has filed a memo to that effect. 3. Reserving liberty to urge all said contentions in appeal, if preferred, petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE AV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40