IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 1943 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

UMESH T., S/O THIMMAPPA @ THIMMANNA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT ADAVIGOLLARAHATTI VILLAGE, CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT – 577 521.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. KIRAN KUMAR H., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE BY BHARAMASAGARA POLICE, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, Digitally REPRESENTED BY signed by SANJEEVINI J STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, KARISHETTY HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, Location:

High Court of BENGALURU – 560 001.

Karnataka

2. DEVAKKAVVA BHIMAKKANAVAR, W/O SHIVANANDAPPA M.K, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, CHILD WELFARE OFFICER, BHARAMASAGARA PROJECT, CHITRADURAGA TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 501.

3. VICTIM XXXXX XXXXX …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1;

SRI. N.M.GUFRAN, ADVOCATE FOR R-3)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE CHARGE SHEET IN SPL.C (POCSO) NO.194/2025 ARISING IN CR.NO.378/2025 REGISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 POLICE/ BHARAMASAGARA P.S. FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 137(2), 64(2)(m) OF BNS, 2023 AND SEC.4, 5(L), 6 OF POCSO ACT, 2021 AND SEC.9 OF PROHIBITION OF CHILD MA