IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10870 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

SRI. MURALIKRISHNA S/O ERAYYA SHETTY NARAHARI, AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, R/AT NO.906, NAMMA MANE PG, 1^ST FLOOR, MUDALADHAWANI, VRUDDHASHRAMA TRUST, 3^RD MAIN, SARASWATHIPURAM, IN FRONT OF APOLLO HOSPITAL, MYSORE-570 009.

PERMANENT ADDRESS:

WARD NO.505/1, NEAR VALMIKI CIRCLE, WARD NO.1, RAJOLLI VILLAGE, MANVI TALUK, RAJOLLI PO, RAICHUR DISTRICT-584 202.

Digitally …PETITIONER signed by LAKSHMI T (BY SMT. RAJESHWARI M., ADVOCATE)

Location:

High Court of Karnataka AND:

1. STATE BY KARNATAKA RPT BY SARASWATHIPURAM POLICE, BY ITS LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, BANGALORE–560 001.

2. SRI. RAVI KUMAR V. S/O LATE VISHWANATH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT NO.35, BEHIND FMC COLLEGE, HIMAVANA LAYOUT, MADIKERI, KODAGU-571 201.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C (FILED U/S.528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 12, 11(IV) OF POCSO ACT AND SECTION 77 OF BNSS ACT IN CRIME NO.41/2025 REGISTERED BY THE SARASWATHIPURAM POLICE STATION, PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE POCSO SPECIAL COURT AND VI ADDITIONAL SESSIONS COURT AT MYSURU CITY.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ

ORAL ORDER

This petition is preferred seeking to quash the FIR registered against the petitioner for the offence punishable under Section 12, 11(iv) of the POCSO Act, 2012 and under Section 77 of the BNS, 2023, in Cr.No.41/2025 of Saraswathipuram Police Station.

2. Learned High Court Government Pleader submits that the chargesheet has been filed in this case.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of filing of the chargesheet, she may be permitted to withdraw the petition with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the chargesheet.

4. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought for.

I.A.No.1/2025 is disposed of.

Sd/-

(MOHAMMAD NAWAZ)

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