Bail petition under the POCSO and IT Act offences; petitioner filed a memo seeking withdrawal as the trial court had already enlarged him on bail. Court accepted the memo and dismissed the petition as withdrawn.
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NC: 2026:KHC:21085 CRL.P NO.14340 OF 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH CRIMINAL PETITION NO.14340 OF 2025
BETWEEN:
AJAY KUMAR @ AJAY S/O GANGARAJU V., AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, R/AT HANUMANTHAIAHANAPALYA, SASALU HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT - 561 203.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. BHASKAR GOWDA N.M., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 483 OF BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN SPL. C.C.NO.382/2025 IN CRIME NO.58/2025 REGISTERED BY THE
NC: 2026:KHC:21085 CRL.P NO.14340 OF 2025
HC-KAR
BENGALURU DISTRICT WOMEN POLICE FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 4(1), 5(1)(n), 6 OF THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT, 2012 AND SECTION 67B OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2008 PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC-1 BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner filed Memo dated 17th April, 2026 seeking leave of the Court to withdraw
the petition, as the prayer sought for in this petition has become infructuous for the reason that the petitioner was enlarged on Bail by the Trial Court.
withdrawn.
SD/(E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE
ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Ajay Kumar @ Ajay s/o Gangaraju V.
State of Karnataka by Bengaluru District Women Police Station, rep. by the State Public Prosecutor
Smt. Manjula, w/o Nagesh
E.S. Indiresh
As recorded by the court registry
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