- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20897 CRL.RP No. 1244 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1244 OF 2024 BETWEEN: MANIKANTA J.S, AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS SINCE HE IS MINOR REPRESENTED BY HIS GUARDIAN MR. SURESH NAIDU S/O LATE SURESH J C/O SURESH NAIDU'S RENTED HOUSE GANDHI NAGAR, MURNADU TOWN, MADIKERI TALUK, KODAGU DIST. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANOHAR N, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH P.I OF KODAGU WOMEN POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K. NAGESHWARAPPA, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 12TH JANUARY 2024 PASSED IN CRL. APPEAL NO. 60/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE PRL. SESSIONS JUDGE, KODAGU AT MADIKERI AND Digitally signed by R MANJUNATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20897 CRL.RP No. 1244 of 2024 CONSEQUENTLY SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 2ND JUNE 2023 PASSED IN J.C NO. 38/2022 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 376(2) AND SEC.5 R/W 6 OF POCSO ACT ON THE FILE OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD, MADIKERI AND ACQUITTED THE JUVENILE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERSS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the revision petitioner has filed a memo. The memo reads as under: "The undersigned herewith, prays that he may be permitted to withdraw the above Regular First Appeal as not pressed in the interest of Justice and Equity.” Placing the memo on record, revision petition is dismissed as not pressed. SD/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 18