IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ

CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 15539 OF 2025

BETWEEN:

SRI PARASHURAMA HANUMA GOWDA

S/O HANUMA GOWDA HUCCHANA GOWDAR,

AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS,

RESIDING AT RAMATHAHALA VILLAGE,

HUNAGUDA TALUK,

BAGALAKOTE DISTRICT.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. JAGADHESHA B. K., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY GOWRIBIDANUR TOWN POLICE STATION

CHIKKABALAPUR DISTRICT

REPTD. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

HIGH COURT, BANGALORE -560001

Digitally (REPRESENTED BY THE SPP)

signed by

SUMA

Location: 2. MR SRISHYLA,

High Court

of Karnataka S/OTHIPPANNA MASATAL

AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS

KSRTC DRIVER,

R/AT HIREBENDANUR GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK,

CHIKKABALAPAR DISTRICT

3. RENUKA

W/O HANUMATHA BIRADHAR,

AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,

R/AT UTNAL VILLAGE, VIJAYAPUR TALUK

VIJAYAPUR-DISTRICT-586 101.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K., HCGP FOR R1 SRI. RAGHAVENDRA B.H., ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS)

PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.064/2022 LATER REGISTERED AS SPL. SC NO. 140/2022 ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND FTSC1 [POCSO], CHIKKABALLAPUR FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 366,376(