- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35550 CRL.P No. 7868 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 7868 OF 2026 BETWEEN: M.D. VENKATESH S/O LATE DEVARAJU AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS. R/AT.MUDDEGOWDABADODDI VILLAGE, KIRANGAVALU HOBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 424, NOW R/AT C/O CHANDRASHEKAR, 2ND CROSS, UDAYAGIRI, MANDYA CITY - 571 401. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KEMPARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MANDYA EAST POLICE STATION. REP. BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT COMPLEX, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SMT. REKHA W/O NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT. 03RD CROSS, TAVAREGERE MANDYA CITY - 571 401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R, HCGP FOR R1; R2 - REKHA SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35550 CRL.P No. 7868 of 2026 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 439 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 483 BNNS) PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON REGULAR BAIL IN CRIME NO. 26/2026 (IN SPL.C.NO. 95/2026) OF THE RESPONDENT MANDYA EAST POLICE STATION, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 65(1), 64(2)(m), 78(1)(i), 87, 238(b), 127(2), 351(2) OF BNS AND 6, 12 OF POCSO ACT PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON'BLE ADDL, SESSIONS JUDGE-FTSC-II, AT MANDYA. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the petition on the ground that the petition has been rendered infructuous. 2. The submission and memo are taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE AMM, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 65