Criminal petitioner sought to quash proceedings under IPC Section 377 and POCSO Act in a Special Criminal Case. The court granted liberty to withdraw the petition and dismissed it as withdrawn, reserving all contentions for future proceedings.
The petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with all contentions reserved open.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF APRIL, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.520/2022
BETWEEN:
Sri Harshavardhana Rao K., Aged about 44 years, No.136, 6th Main Road, I Block III Phase, BSK III Stage, Bengaluru City – 560 085
… PETITIONER
(By Sri Mahesh S., Adv.)
AND:
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III Phase, BSK III Stage, Bengaluru-560 085
… RESPONDENTS
(By Sri Shankar H.S., HCGP for R1; Ms Melanie Sebastian, Adv., for R2)
This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying to quash the entire proceedings against the petitioner in Spl.C.C. No.1874/2021 pending on the file of Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, FTSC-1, Bengaluru for the offences punishable under Section 377 of IPC and Sections 3(a), 3(b), 4, 5(m), 5(n), 5(p), 6, 8, 12 of POCSO Act.
This Petition coming on for Admission this day, the Court made the following;
O R D E R
After arguing the matter at length, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the petition and to avail of remedy for filing a discharge before appropriate Court at appropriate time.
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2. Reserving such liberty, this petition is
dismissed as withdrawn.
All contentions urged by both the parties in the petition shall remain open.
Sd/-
JUDGE
SBS*
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Criminal Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to quash proceedings under IPC Section 377 and POCSO Act is to be allowed.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sri Harshavardhana Rao K.
State of Karnataka
Smt. Navya Bhat
M. Nagaprashanna
As recorded by the court registry
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