IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21^ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17299 OF 2025 BETWEEN:

DOLY PRABHAT MAITHY W/O SRI PRABHAT MAITY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT MOTHA KHANA PANVEL RAIGARH MAHARASTRA - 410 206.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI GIREESHA R. J., ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE BY ELECTRONIC CITY POLICE STATION BENGALURU - 560 058.

Digitally signed by REPRESENTED BY SPP SANJEEVINI J KARISHETT Y HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA Location: High BENGALURU - 560 001.

Court of Karnataka …RESPONDENT (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL. SPP)

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

528 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 15.11.2025 PASSED IN CR.NO.395/2025 ON I.A. U/S 17(2) OF THE IMMORAL TRAFFIC (PREVENTION) ACT, 1956 BY ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-II, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED THE PETITIONER I.A. U/S. 17(2) OF THE IMMORAL TRAFFIC (PREVENTION) ACT 1956.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner – mother of the victim girl is bef