Petitioner filed a criminal petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of proceedings in a POCSO special case and further investigation. Counsel for the petitioner filed a memo to withdraw the petition as not pressed, and the High Court dismissed it accordingly.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 9652 OF 2024
BETWEEN:
SMT. SRILAKSHMI, D/O SHIVA GOWDA, W/O MADHU KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, R/AT N NIDUGODU, BELUR TALUK, HASSAN - 573 201.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI LAKSHMI IYENGAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI ANJAN KUMAR R, ADVOCATE AND SMT. DHAKSHAYINI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by MARKONAHALLI RAMU PRIYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI THEJESH P, HIGH COURT GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R1)
THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 CR.P.C (FILED UNDER SECTION 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO QUASH ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN SPL.C.C.NO.150/2017 PENDING BEFORE THE ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC-II (POCSO), D.K. MANGALURU FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 376(1) AND (2) AND 354 OF IPC AND SECTION 5(c), 6 OF
POCSO ACT AND ORDER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON COMPLAINT DATED 17.09.2017 LODGED BY COMPLAINANT/VICTIM BY RE-INVESTIGATING BY RESPONDENT NO.1 BY THIS HON'BLE COURT.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo to
dismiss the petition as not pressed.
not pressed .
permitted to file a memo of appearance within ten days from
the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
Sd/(R. NATARAJ) JUDGE
THM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Smt. Srilakshmi
State of Karnataka
Dr B K Nagarajappa
R. Nataraj
As recorded by the court registry
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