- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2282 CRL.P No. 105448 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 105448 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. BUDDAPPA S/O BHIMAPPA KARDI AGE. 21 YEARS, OCC. WORK AT SUGAM FINANCE, R/O. MUDENAGUDI, TQ. RON, DIST. GADAG - 582 209. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. ANAND R. KOLLI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENETED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD, THROUGH RON POLICE STATION, GADAG. 2. SRI. BASAVARAJ S/O. NAGAPPA SHIRAGUMPI AGE. 43 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HULLUR, TQ. RON, DIST. GADAG, PIN 582 209. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI. PRASHANT MATHAPATI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 528 OF BNSS, PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMPLAINT, FIR, CHARGE SHEET AND ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN S.C.NO. 30/2025 (POCSO) IN PENDING ON THE FILE THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE, GADAG (ARISING OUT OF CRIME NOO. 212/2024 REGISTERED BY RON POLICE CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.16 16:23:16 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2282 CRL.P No. 105448 of 2025 STATION) FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/SEC. 64(2)(M) OF BNS AND SEC. 6 OF PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT (POCSO) ACT 2012, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the petition. The memo reads as under: MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE PETITON “Herein, the Counsel for the petitioner humbly seeks a leave of this Hon’ble Court to withdrawal the petition with liberty to file the fresh petition in the interest of justice and equity” 2. Placing the said memo on record, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as prayed for. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE RHR/- CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 43