Anticipatory bail petition under Section 482 BNSS in a POCSO and child marriage case was withdrawn by counsel after the petitioner was taken into judicial custody; the court dismissed the petition as infructuous.
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NC: 2026:KHC-D:106 CRL.P No. 104905 of 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 104905 OF 2025
(438(CR.PC)/482(BNSS))
BETWEEN:
SHRI ERANNA URF IRAPPA S/O. HALAPPA KAREMNNAVAR, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURISTS, R/A. MEVUNDI VILLAGE, HAVERI TALUK AND DISTRICT-581108.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. NAYANA KUMAR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench
R/BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP FOR R1; NOTICE SERVED TO R2)
HC-KAR
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S. 482 OF BNSS ACT 2023, PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN CRIME NO.139/2025 AT GUTTAL POLICE STATION PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND FAST TRACK COURT-I HAVERI, FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE U/S 137(2), 87, 64 (2)(m) OF BNS AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2012 (U/S. 4, 6 AND 8), AND U/S 9 OF THE PROTECTION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT 2006, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
ORAL ORDER
(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA)
Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for
withdrawal. The memo reads as under:
“The counsel for the petitioner submits as under:
The petitioner had filed the above petition seeking Anticipatory bail. The petitioner has been taken in the judicial custody. As such the petition has become infructuous. The petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the petition.”
2. Placing the memo on record, petition is dismissed
as it has rendered infructuous.
Sd/(V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE
CLK/CT-CMU
6 provisions across 4 enactments
Eranna Urf Irappa S/o Halappa Karemnnavar
The State of Karnataka through Guttal P.S., Haveri District
Smt. Gouravva, W/o Sharanappa Jaggalavar
V. Srishananda
As recorded by the court registry
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