- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1206 CRL.P No. 16494 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16494 OF 2025 (438(Cr.PC) / 482(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI RAJANNA @ MEKE RAJANNA S/O LATE OBANNA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/AT SAPATAGIRI EXTENSION, SIRA TOWN, SIRA - 572 137, DISTRICT TUMAKURU. …PETITIONER (BY SRI.NAIK RAMACHANDRA RAMA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH SIRA POLICE, REP. BY S.P.P., HIGH COURT BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. SMT.VEENAKUMARI K.S. W/O S.N.BASAKAR AGE : MAJOR, R/AT SAPATAGIRI BADAVNE, SIRA TOWN, SIRA - 572 137, DISTRICT TUMAKURU. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.WAHEEDA.M.M., HCGP FOR R1 R2 - SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1206 CRL.P No. 16494 of 2025 THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 CR.P.C (U/S 482 BNSS) PRAYING TO GRANT THE ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN CR.NO.438/2025 (SPL.C.NO.572/2025) REGISTERED BY THE SIRA POLICE, SIRA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 8, 12 OF POCSO ACT, 2012, UNDER SECTION 351(3) OF BNS, 2023, PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-1, TUMAKURU. THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for petitioner files a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. Memo reads as under: "That in the above Criminal Petition the petitioner has seeking anticipatory bail. But the investigation authority has arrested the petitioner ad taken in to custody. In view of the arrest of the petitioner this criminal petition become infructuous. Hence, this petition may be dismissed as not pressed. Hence, this memo." In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE BKM List No.: 4 Sl No.: 24