IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13959 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

SRI. KIRAN KUMAR

S/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY,

AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/A. ARIKERE VILLAGE,

SHIDLAGATTA TALUK,

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…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. NANJUNDA GOWDA M.R., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CHINTAMANI RURAL POLICE

REPRESENTED BY

Digitally STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

signed by

LAKSHMI T HIGH COURT BUILDING,

L H o ig ca h t C io o n u :

rt DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,

of Karnataka

BENGALURU-560 001.

2. SRI. VENKATESHAPPA

S/O CHIKKAJULLAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS,

R/A. CHENNAKESHAVAPURA VILLAGE,

CHINTAMANI TALUK,

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…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR M.V., HCGP FOR R1;

SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR Y.S., ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO: (I) CALL FOR L.C.R IN SPL.S.C NO.126/2023 ARISING OUT OF CRIME NO.337/2023 OF CHINTAMANI RURAL POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 363, 376(2)(n), 344, 506 OF IPC AND SECTION 8, 6 OF POCSO ACT, 2012 AND SECTION 9 OF PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, 2006 NOW PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC-I (POCSO