IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 16959 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

1. SRI MUNENDRA S/O GANGARAJU AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/A MANCHANABALE VILLAGE, CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT - 562 101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DEVENDRA N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, CHIKKABALLAPUR REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by BENGALURU - 560 001 NANDINI M S Location:

HIGH COURT 2. SRI DYAVAPPA G.D.

OF KARNATAKA S/O LATE DODDAMUNILAKKAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/A GANGANAMIDDHE WARD NO 7 CHIKKABALLAPUR CITY CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT - 562 101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R1/STATE;

SRI. ABHILASH KUMAR M.N., ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (FILED U/S

528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.55/2022 LATER REGISTERED AS SPL.S.C.NO.99/2022 ON THE FILE OF ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND FTSC-1 (POCSO) CHIKKABALLAPURA FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 363,343,376(2)(n) OF IPC AND SEC.6 OF POCSO ACT 2012 AND SEC. OF PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT 2006 AT ANNEXURE-A.

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