- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2077 CRL.P No. 101394 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 101394 OF 2025 (439(CR.PC)/483(BNSS)) BETWEEN: KOTEPPA @ KOTESH S/O DURGAPPA IPPIKOPPA AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/O. BASAPUR VILLAGE, TALUK AND DISTRICT, HAVERI-581110. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAKASH BADIGER, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY PSI GUTTAL POLICE STATION TALUK AND DIST HAVERI-581118 REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, DHARWAD-580011. 2. SMT. BEERAVVA W/O MARIYAPPA BANKAPUR AGE. 57 YEARS, OCC. COOLIE, R/O. BASAPUR VILLAGE, TALUK AND DIST HAVERI -581118. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP FOR R1; NOTICE SERVED TO R2) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 483 OF BNSS, 2023, SEEKING TO ALLOW THE PETITION AND GRANT THE REGULAR BAIL TO THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 IN SPL.SC.NO.101/2024 (GUTTAL P.S. CRIME NO.129/2024) FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 137(2), 65(1) AND 49 OF BHARATIYA NAGARIK SANHITE 2023 AND R/W SECTION 4, 6, 8 AND 12, 17 AND 21 OF PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES (POCSO) ACT 2012, PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC-I, HAVERI, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.12 16:54:52 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2077 CRL.P No. 101394 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo. The memo reads as under: "The advocate for petitioner respectfully submitted as under: In view of subsequent development, settlement grant of bail and matter has been settled. Hence, the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the petition as infructuous in the interest of justice.” Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as rendered infructuous. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SMM / Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 25